Banc d'Arguin National Park - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Banc d'Arguin National Park

Statistics

Occurrence records	138,890
Species level	30,635
Species	553
Taxa	800
Datasets	27
Time range	1867 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	505
No WoRMS match	9
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	339
No accepted name available	68,839

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	137,863	0
eventDate	382	0
maximumDepthInMeters	139,396	0
minimumDepthInMeters	139,394	0
occurrenceStatus	63	0
scientificName	2	0
scientificNameID	373	2

Spatial issues

Records on land	631
More than 20 km from shore	25
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	4

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
UNESCO eDNA expedition in Banc d'Arguin National Park (Mauritania): May 2023 Published 2024-12-08	134,069
Biodiversity data of the Banc D'Arguin National Park. Information for education, conservation and management. Published 2025-02-27	2,588
LBBG_ZEEBRUGGE - Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at the southern North Sea coast (Belgium and the Netherlands) Published 2024-09-04	1,109
DELTATRACK - Herring gulls (Larus argentatus, Laridae) and lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at Neeltje Jans (Netherlands) Published 2024-09-03	429
DNA barcoding as a tool to explore elasmobranch diversity in environmental DNA off the Banc d’Arguin (Mauritania) Published 2024-06-26	219
Biodiversity and community assemblage of shallow habitats of the National Park of Banc d'Arguin (Mauritania): influence of habitat, season and site Published 2023-10-17	176
Ichthyofauna of Littoral of the Gulf Arguin, Mauritania: Fishes Checklist Published 2023-09-12	90
The distribution and abundance of young fish in the Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania: Fishes Checklist Published 2023-09-12	40
Banc d'Arguin a Nursery for fish species Published 2023-10-17	40
Évaluation des services écosystémiques du Banc d’Arguin, Mauritanie: Fishes Checklist Published 2023-09-13	38

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
Biota incertae sedis	68,231
Chordata Haeckel, 1874 Phylum Chordata	8,847
Animalia	8,292
Ethmalosa fimbriata (Bowdich, 1825) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	6,557
Diplodus Rafinesque, 1810 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	3,520
Actinopteri Phylum Chordata	2,701
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	2,648
Dicentrarchus punctatus (Bloch, 1792) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1,531
Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1,469
Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	1,323

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Sardinella maderensis (Lowe, 1838) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1,468	2023
Gobius niger Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	703	2023
Micromonas pusilla (Butcher) Manton & Parke, 1960 Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Mamiellophyceae	255	2023
Cylindrotheca closterium (Ehrenberg) Reimann & J.C.Lewin, 1964 Phylum Heterokontophyta > Class Bacillariophyceae	733	2023
Sparus aurata Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	242	2023
Gephyrocapsa huxleyi (Lohmann) P.Reinhardt, 1972 Phylum Haptophyta > Class Coccolithophyceae	267	2023
Mugil bananensis (Pellegrin, 1927) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1,321	2023
Drepane africana Osório, 1892 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	287	2023
Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell, 1852 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	346	2023
Coptodon zillii (Gervais, 1848) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	371	2023

Data providers

Name	Records
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	137,260
BirdEyes, University of Groningen, Netherlands, Parc National du Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania	134,069
Parc National du Banc d'Arguin, Mauritania	134,069
UNESCO-IOC	134,069
UNESCO-WHC	134,069
University of Algarve, Portugal	134,069
OBIS	3,191
Universidade do Algarve	2,807
Vlaamse Overheid - Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek	1,538
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	1,129