Australia - Papua New Guinea - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Australia - Papua New Guinea

Statistics

Occurrence records	3,502
Species level	3,211
Species	415
Taxa	517
Datasets	35
Time range	1849 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	38
No WoRMS match	16
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	6
No accepted name available	3

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	269	0
eventDate	220	0
maximumDepthInMeters	1,070	0
minimumDepthInMeters	1,070	0
occurrenceStatus	192	0
scientificName	16	0
scientificNameID	20	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	1,095
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	15

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
Four Decades of Seagrass Spatial Data from Torres Strait and Gulf of Carpentaria, Australia (1986-2022) Published 2023-06-22	840
eBird Australia - marine records (1901-2019) Published 2022-06-08	501
Satellite Tracking of Dugongs and Green Turtles in Torres Strait and Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia (2009-2012) Published 2022-06-08	353
Queensland WildNet wildlife marine records , Australia (1788-2022) Published 2022-06-08	317
Benthic survey of Dugong and Turtle seagrass habitats in the North-West Torres Strait for November 2015 and January 2016 (NESP TWQ 3.5, TropWATER, JCU) Published 2022-06-06	298
Australian Museum Malacology Collection - Marine records Published 2022-06-08	201
Queensland Museum Crustaceans Published 2023-06-28	196
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	175
Queensland Museum Fishes - Marine records Published 2023-06-28	151
Queensland Museum Porifera Published 2023-06-28	136

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
Dugong dugon (Müller, 1776) Palmer, 1895 VU Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	260
Halophila ovalis (R.Brown) J.D.Hooker, 1858 Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	216
Halodule uninervis (Forsskål) Ascherson, 1882 Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	193
Cymodocea rotundata Ascherson & Schweinfurth, 1870 Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	166
Oceana serrulata (R.Brown) Byng & Christenh. Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	162
Thalassia hemprichii (Ehrenberg) Ascherson, 1871 Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	137
Syringodium isoetifolium (Ascherson) Dandy, 1939 Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	117
Halophila spinulosa (R.Brown) Ascherson, 1875 Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	108
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	96
Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	59

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata	1	2023
Fregata minor (Gmelin, 1789) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	2	2018
Numenius minutus Gould, 1841 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2016
Zostera capricorni Ascherson, 1876 Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	5	2015
Rhizophora ×lamarckii Montrouz. Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	3	2014
Scyphiphora hydrophyllacea C.F.Gaertn. Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	2	2014
Cynometra iripa Kostel. Phylum Tracheophyta > Class Magnoliopsida	1	2014
Limosa lapponica (Linnaeus, 1758) NT Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	5	2012
Anous minutus Boie, 1844 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	3	2012
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	96	2009

Data providers

Name	Records
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure	3,090
James Cook University, Townsville	1,522
Australian Institute of Marine Science, Townsville	889
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Information and Data Centre, Hobart	763
Cornell University	501
Queensland Museum	485
Department of Environment and Science	317
Australian Museum	254
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	175
Queensland Herbarium (BRI)	63