Kuwait - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Kuwait

Statistics

Occurrence records	1,135
Species level	751
Species	309
Taxa	372
Datasets	41
Time range	1775 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	0
No WoRMS match	10
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	20

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	942	0
eventDate	323	0
maximumDepthInMeters	594	0
minimumDepthInMeters	593	0
occurrenceStatus	357	0
scientificName	6	0
scientificNameID	26	1

Spatial issues

Records on land	171
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	1

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
World Ocean Database 2009 Published 2020-11-17	470
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	213
Distribution dataset of brachyuran crab species in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman (2017-2023) Published 2024-05-27	101
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	65
Type locality distributions from the World Register of Marine Species Published 2025-03-20	38
Marine data from the Bernice P. Bishop Museum Published 2023-03-20	30
Queensland Museum Corals Published 2023-06-28	20
Australian Museum Malacology Collection - Marine records Published 2022-06-08	19
Hexacorallians of the world Published 2020-06-09	19
Australian National Fish Collection (ANFC) Published 2023-11-30	17

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
Sagitta Quoy & Gaimard, 1827 Phylum Chaetognatha > Class Sagittoidea	59
Fiona Alder & Hancock, 1853 Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	40
Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	35
Copepoda Milne Edwards, 1840 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	30
Corycaeus Dana, 1849 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	30
Oncaea Philippi, 1843 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	25
Ostracoda Latreille, 1802 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Ostracoda	20
Microsetella rosea (Dana, 1847) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	20
Parvocalanus latus Andronov, 1972 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda	20
Acropora Oken, 1815 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	19

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Austruca iranica (Pretzmann, 1971) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	3	2022
Austruca sindensis (Alcock, 1900) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	1	2022
Eurycarcinus orientalis A. Milne-Edwards, 1867 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	1	2020
Metopograpsus messor (Forskål, 1775) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	1	2019
Metopograpsus thukuhar (Owen, 1839) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	1	2019
Leptodius exaratus (H. Milne Edwards, 1834) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	1	2018
Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii (A. Milne-Edwards, 1867) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	3	2017
Hiplyra sagitta Galil, 2009 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	5	2017
Parasesarma persicum Naderloo & Schubart, 2010 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	3	2017
Charybdis (Archias) longicollis Leene, 1938 Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	3	2017

Data providers

Name	Records
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	470
U.S. Geological Survey HQ	470
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	213
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung	115
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	111
University of Tehran	101
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	81
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution	67
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Information and Data Centre, Hobart	62
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure	61