Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Tanga Coelacanth Marine Park

Statistics

Occurrence records	209
Species level	205
Species	118
Taxa	122
Datasets	10
Time range	1934 - 2007

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	1
No WoRMS match	6
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	0

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	160	0
eventDate	68	0
maximumDepthInMeters	134	0
minimumDepthInMeters	97	0
occurrenceStatus	45	0
scientificName	6	0
scientificNameID	43	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	19
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	17

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
Occurrence records of southern African aquatic biodiversity Published 2024-05-09	131
Diversity of the Indo-Pacific (DIPnet) Published	36
Australian Museum Malacology Collection - Marine records Published 2022-06-08	20
Type locality distributions from the World Register of Marine Species Published 2025-03-20	12
A Biotic Database of Indo-Pacific Marine Mollusks Published 2018-11-12	4
National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Fishes Collections Published	2
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	1
Hexacorallians of the world Published 2020-06-09	1
Global benthic biogeographical regions and macroecological drivers for ophiuroids [Data set] Published 2023-11-30	1
NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Published 2025-02-05	1

Distribution

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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
Latimeria chalumnae Smith, 1939 CR Phylum Chordata > Class Coelacanthi	15
Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	13
Nerita albicilla Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	10
Nerita plicata Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	10
Epinephelus fasciatus (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	6
Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	5
Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4
Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål, 1775) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	3
Sillago sihama (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2
Axinella flabelloreticulata Burton, 1959 Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae	2

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2007
Lethrinus mahsena (Forsskål, 1775) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2007
Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2007
Parascolopsis eriomma (Jordan & Richardson, 1909) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2007
Dendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier, 1829) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2007
Epinephelus areolatus (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	5	2007
Variola albimarginata Baissac, 1953 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2007
Aphareus rutilans Cuvier, 1830 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2007
Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4	2007
Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	5	2007

Data providers

Name	Records
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity	131
Diversity of the Indo-Pacific Network	36
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Information and Data Centre, Hobart	20
Australian Museum	20
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	12
WoRMS Steering Committee	12
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	8
Drexel University Academy of Natural Sciences	4
Drexel University; Academy of Natural Sciences	4
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution	3