Save River to San Sebastian - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Save River to San Sebastian

Statistics

Occurrence records	2,641
Species level	2,178
Species	530
Taxa	611
Datasets	37
Time range	1758 - 2024

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	1
No WoRMS match	42
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	45

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	1,801	0
eventDate	358	0
maximumDepthInMeters	1,485	0
minimumDepthInMeters	1,471	0
occurrenceStatus	648	0
scientificName	35	0
scientificNameID	195	1

Spatial issues

Records on land	104
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	64

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
World Ocean Database 2009 Published 2020-11-17	634
Ponta do Ouro zambezi shark tracking Published 2024-08-30	382
Occurrence records of southern African aquatic biodiversity Published 2024-05-09	380
Happywhale - Humpback whale in Indian Ocean Published 2025-03-17	301
Natal Museum - Mollusc Collection Published 2020-12-02	193
iziko South African Museum - Fish Collection Published 2020-12-02	124
FishBase Database Published 2023-03-23	117
Biological Reference Collections ICM CSIC Published 2025-03-20	110
Revealing migratory behaviour of South African leatherback turtles Published 2021-04-24	90
iziko South African Museum - Crustacean Collection Published 2020-12-02	56

Distribution

Disclaimer: EEZ boundaries based on Marine Regions (no endorsement).

Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Top taxa

Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa

Scientific name	Records
Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	385
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	301
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) VU Phylum Chordata	90
Copepoda Milne Edwards, 1840 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	70
Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	48
Sagitta Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 Phylum Chaetognatha > Class Sagittoidea	45
Fiona Alder & Hancock, 1853 Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	45
Oikopleura Mertens, 1830 Phylum Chordata > Class Appendicularia	44
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata	44
Gastropoda Cuvier, 1795 Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	25

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Carcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	384	2019
Kuronezumia leonis (Barnard, 1925) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2014
Heniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2014
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata	44	2012
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) VU Phylum Chordata	90	2012
Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2009
Pomacanthus chrysurus (Cuvier, 1831) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2009
Hoplostethus mediterraneus Cuvier, 1829 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2007
Lutjanus bohar (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4	2007
Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	5	2007

Data providers

Name	Records
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	634
U.S. Geological Survey HQ	634
Duke University	437
CSIR / SADCO / AfrOBIS	430
Ocean Tracking Network	382
African Aquatic Conservation Fund	382
KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board	382
Marine Megafauna Foundation	382
Nelson Mandela University	382
Oceanographic Research Institute	382