Netherlands: Sint-Maarten - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Netherlands: Sint-Maarten

Statistics

Occurrence records	2,433
Species level	2,405
Species	186
Taxa	194
Datasets	17
Time range	1905 - 2015

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	3
No WoRMS match	7
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	1

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	489	1,885
eventDate	95	0
maximumDepthInMeters	2,067	0
minimumDepthInMeters	2,065	0
occurrenceStatus	306	0
scientificName	4	0
scientificNameID	25	11

Spatial issues

Records on land	58
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	0

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
University of Liverpool seabird tracking in Anguilla 2012-2015 Published 2021-04-24	1,882
Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment - Benthic Published 2020-06-09	222
Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment - Fish Published	127
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	84
DMNS Marine Invertebrate Collection (Arctos) Published 2023-10-01	57
Diveboard - Scuba diving citizen science observations Published 2025-03-20	25
United States Geological Survey Nonindigenous Aquatic Species Database Published 2015-09-11	11
Delaware Museum of Nature and Science – Mollusks Published 2025-03-18	10
Observatoire Pelagis aerial surveys 2002-2021 Published 2022-01-20	3
Type locality distributions from the World Register of Marine Species Published 2025-03-20	3

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
Sula leucogaster (Boddaert, 1783) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1,622
Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	198
Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	43
Pseudodiploria strigosa (Dana, 1846) CR Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	39
Orbicella faveolata (Ellis & Solander, 1786) EN Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	35
Porites astreoides Lamarck, 1816 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	33
Acanthurus bahianus Castelnau, 1855 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	21
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	19
Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	19
Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	17

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787) VU Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	1	2014
Diadema antillarum (Philippi, 1845) Phylum Echinodermata > Class Echinoidea	1	2014
Bothus podas (Delaroche, 1809) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2014
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2014
Sula dactylatra Lesson, 1831 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	43	2014
Urotrygon caudispinosus Hildebrand, 1946 Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2014
Urotrygon cimar López S. & Bussing, 1998 NT Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2014
Fregata magnificens Mathews, 1914 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	198	2014
Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	19	2014
Tucetona pectinata (Gmelin, 1791) Phylum Mollusca > Class Bivalvia	2	2013

Data providers

Name	Records
Duke University	1,885
University of Liverpool	1,882
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	352
Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami	349
Universidad Simon Bolivar	224
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	84
Berkeley Natural History Museums	57
Denver Museum of Nature & Science	57
University of Alaska Museum	57
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	28