Southern Madagascar (Part of Mozambique Channel) - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Southern Madagascar (Part of Mozambique Channel)

Statistics

Occurrence records	2,230
Species level	1,279
Species	497
Taxa	579
Datasets	33
Time range	1849 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	21
No WoRMS match	169
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	36

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	2,158	147
eventDate	306	0
maximumDepthInMeters	531	0
minimumDepthInMeters	640	0
occurrenceStatus	395	0
scientificName	165	0
scientificNameID	248	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	37
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	298

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
The echinoderm collection (IE) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published 2025-03-20	959
Occurrence records of southern African aquatic biodiversity Published 2024-05-09	380
Global benthic biogeographical regions and macroecological drivers for ophiuroids [Data set] Published 2023-11-30	180
World Ocean Database 2009 Published 2020-11-17	173
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	120
The fishes collection (IC) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published	111
Observatoire Pelagis aerial surveys 2002-2021 Published 2022-01-20	41
IFREMER/Kélonia satellite tracked late juvenile loggerhead sea turtles from Réunion Island 2008-2012 Published 2021-04-24	36
CAS Invertebrate Zoology (IZ) Published 2025-03-24	33
Ecoscope Observation Database Published 2025-03-20	28

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
Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	325
Echinoidea Schumacher, 1817 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Echinoidea	115
Comatulida Clark, 1908 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Crinoidea	61
Crinoidea Miller, 1821 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Crinoidea	43
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata	36
Aspidochirotida Grube, 1840 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea	28
Monachaster sanderi (Meissner, 1892) Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea	26
Sagitta Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 Phylum Chaetognatha > Class Sagittoidea	25
Gorgonocephalidae Ljungman, 1867 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	23
Asteroidea de Blainville, 1830 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea	22

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata	36	2011
Linckia guildingi Gray, 1840 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea	14	2010
Tripneustes gratilla (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Echinodermata > Class Echinoidea	11	2010
Monachaster sanderi (Meissner, 1892) Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea	26	2010
Callionymus gardineri Regan, 1908 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	10	2010
Samaris costae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	15	2010
Ophiothrix (Ophiothrix) foveolata Marktanner-Turneretscher, 1887 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	20	2010
Fromia indica (Perrier, 1869) Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea	10	2010
Aquilonastra burtoni (Gray, 1840) Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea	14	2010
Parupeneus fraserorum Randall & King, 2009 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	12	2010

Data providers

Name	Records
National Natural History Museum Paris	959
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity	380
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure	197
Norwegian Institute for Water Research	180
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	173
U.S. Geological Survey HQ	173
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	137
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	120
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	111
Duke University	100