Netherlands: Saba - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Netherlands: Saba

Statistics

Occurrence records	21,274
Species level	20,905
Species	491
Taxa	655
Datasets	39
Time range	1849 - 2017

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	6
No WoRMS match	89
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	2

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	3,996	17,294
eventDate	432	0
maximumDepthInMeters	18,128	0
minimumDepthInMeters	17,953	0
occurrenceStatus	2,374	0
scientificName	72	0
scientificNameID	126	3

Spatial issues

Records on land	1,324
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	277

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
University of Liverpool seabird tracking in Anguilla 2012-2015 Published 2021-04-24	17,220
Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment - Benthic Published 2020-06-09	1,478
Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment - Fish Published	965
National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Fishes Collections Published	583
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	267
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	262
Fish specimens Published	100
Observatoire Pelagis aerial surveys 2002-2021 Published 2022-01-20	74
Ichthyology Collection - Royal Ontario Museum Published	59
Cold water corals Published 2025-03-20	39

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
Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	16,101
Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	682
Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	381
Orbicella faveolata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) EN Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	274
Porites astreoides Lamarck, 1816 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	236
Pseudodiploria strigosa (Dana, 1846) CR Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	200
Orbicella franksi (Gregory, 1895) NT Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	170
Montastraea cavernosa (Linnaeus, 1767) Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	128
Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	119
Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	116

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Grampus griseus (G. Cuvier, 1812) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	1	2017
Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier, 1823 Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	1	2017
Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2017
Anous stolidus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	2	2017
Aetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2017
Pelecanus occidentalis Linnaeus, 1766 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2017
Phaethon aethereus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	381	2014
Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	56	2014
Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	682	2014
Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	13	2014

Data providers

Name	Records
Duke University	17,347
University of Liverpool	17,220
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	3,412
Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami	2,443
Universidad Simon Bolivar	1,497
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution	850
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	262
Royal Ontario Museum	159
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	90
Observatoire Pelagis UMS 3462, University La Rochelle - CNRS	74