Nicaragua: North Atlantic - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Nicaragua: North Atlantic

Statistics

Occurrence records	7,232
Species level	6,863
Species	889
Taxa	1,085
Datasets	48
Time range	1884 - 2020

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	212
No WoRMS match	83
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	1
No accepted name available	6

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	7,097	268
eventDate	2,193	0
maximumDepthInMeters	3,765	61
minimumDepthInMeters	2,644	0
occurrenceStatus	3,792	0
scientificName	28	0
scientificNameID	268	6

Spatial issues

Records on land	1,266
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	110

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment - Benthic Published 2020-06-09	2,079
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	1,856
PANGAEA - Data from Climate: Long-range investigation, mapping and prediction (CLIMAP) Published 2025-03-20	780
Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment - Fish Published	705
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	458
PANGAEA - Data from Glacial Atlantic Mapping and Prediction (GLAMAP2000) Published 2025-03-20	266
National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Fishes Collections Published	245
Sea turtle tracking in Bonaire 2003-2011 Published 2021-04-24	209
Marine Invertebrate voucher specimens at the Florida Biodiversity Collection, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Published 2022-03-30	170
University of Costa Rica (UCR) Fish Database Published	106

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
Orbicella annularis (Ellis & Solander, 1786) EN Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	526
Porites astreoides Lamarck, 1816 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	515
Agaricia agaricites (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	390
Porites porites (Pallas, 1766) Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	195
Globigerinoides ruber (d'Orbigny, 1839) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	127
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) CR Phylum Chordata	125
Acanthurus coeruleus Bloch & Schneider, 1801 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	107
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	106
Trilobatus sacculifer (Brady, 1877) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	101
Pseudodiploria strigosa (Dana, 1846) CR Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hexacorallia	88

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Scomberomorus cavalla (Cuvier, 1829) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2014
Ctenogobius stigmaturus (Goode & Bean, 1882) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2012
Rhincodon typus Smith, 1828 EN Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	2	2011
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2010
Sphyraena putnamae Jordan & Seale, 1905 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2010
Arothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2010
Stenella longirostris (Gray, 1828) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	2	2008
Urobatis jamaicensis (Cuvier, 1816) Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2007
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) CR Phylum Chordata	125	2005
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	106	2004

Data providers

Name	Records
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	3,608
Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science, University of Miami	2,784
Universidad Simon Bolivar	2,094
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	1,856
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	1,076
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution	703
Duke University	262
Sea Turtle Conservation Bonaire	219
Fish and Wildlife Research Institute	170
University of Costa Rica; Department of Biology Museum of Zoology	106