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Australia - Indonesia

Statistics

Occurrence records	2,179
Species level	1,937
Species	740
Taxa	867
Datasets	54
Time range	1949 - 2019

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	3
No WoRMS match	19
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	3

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	660	7
eventDate	729	0
maximumDepthInMeters	672	0
minimumDepthInMeters	675	0
occurrenceStatus	308	0
scientificName	4	0
scientificNameID	113	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	0
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	55

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) - Baited Remote Underwater Video Station (BRUVS), Australia (1999 to present) Published 2023-06-29	402
Benthic species from the tropical Pacific surrounding New Caledonia Published 2025-03-20	270
Vulnerable marine ecosystems in the South Pacific Ocean region Published 2024-05-01	211
Australian Museum Malacology Collection - Marine records Published 2022-06-08	193
CSIRO, fish surveys by the Courageous, 1978-1979 Published 2023-06-28	105
CSIRO, Soviet Fishery Data, Australia, 1965-1978 Published 2022-09-13	101
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	86
Malacology Collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Published 2025-03-18	81
Hexacorallians of the world Published 2020-06-09	71
North Marine Region demersal fish and invertebrate collection records (DEW collation), Australia (1980 - 1997) Published 2022-06-08	65

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
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) VU Phylum Chordata	77
Saurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	35
Flabellum (Ulocyathus) deludens Marenzeller, 1904 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	32
Aprion virescens Valenciennes, 1830 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	29
Letepsammia formosissima (Moseley, 1876) Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	26
Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	22
Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	20
Priacanthus macracanthus Cuvier, 1829 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	18
Endopachys bulbosa Cairns & Zibrowius, 1997 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	18
Fungiacyathus (Fungiacyathus) stephanus (Alcock, 1893) Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	16

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Calidris ruficollis (Pallas, 1776) NT Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2019
Calidris ferruginea (Pontoppidan, 1763) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2018
Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 EN Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2017
Natator depressus (Garman, 1880) Phylum Chordata	5	2009
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata	4	2008
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) VU Phylum Chordata	77	2005
Lethrinus rubrioperculatus Sato, 1978 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	22	2004
Aprion virescens Valenciennes, 1830 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	29	2004
Gymnocranius grandoculis (Valenciennes, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	20	2004
Sufflamen fraenatum (Latreille, 1804) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	11	2004

Data providers

Name	Records
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure	1,111
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Information and Data Centre, Hobart	645
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville	431
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Centre de Nouméa	270
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom	270
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Department Systematics and Evolution	270
National Institute for Water & Atmospheric Research	258
Australian Museum	233
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	120
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution	90