The Sundarbans

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Statistics

Occurrence records 58,934
Species level 4,404
Species 147
Taxa 354
Datasets 1
Time range 2023 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records 0
Not marine 172
No WoRMS match 7
No coordinates 0
Zero coordinates 0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure 114
No accepted name available 37,709

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 59,113 0
maximumDepthInMeters 59,113 0
minimumDepthInMeters 59,113 0
scientificNameID 0 7

Spatial issues

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

Top datasets

Dataset Records
UNESCO eDNA expedition in The Sundarbans (Bangladesh): February 2023
Published 2024-12-08 		58,934

Distribution

Disclaimer: EEZ boundaries based on Marine Regions (no endorsement).

Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Top taxa

Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa
Scientific name Records
Biota incertae sedis
37,600
Chordata Haeckel, 1874
Phylum Chordata 		4,973
Animalia
4,199
Mammalia Linnaeus, 1758
Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia 		1,441
Arthropoda Gravenhorst, 1843
Phylum Arthropoda 		771
Actinopteri
Phylum Chordata 		522
Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes, 1848)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		367
Engraulidae Gill, 1861
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		306
Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton, 1822)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		305
Ariidae Bleeker, 1858
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		302

Newest species

Scientific name Records Since
Orcaella brevirostris (Owen in Gray, 1866) EN
Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia 		204 2023
Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel, 1899
Phylum Haptophyta > Class Coccolithophyceae 		283 2023
Coilia dussumieri Valenciennes, 1848
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		175 2023
Stolephorus dubiosus Wongratana, 1983
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		278 2023
Lates calcarifer (Bloch, 1790)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		118 2023
Coilia ramcarati (Hamilton, 1822)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		140 2023
Anodontostoma chacunda (Hamilton, 1822)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		305 2023
Escualosa thoracata (Valenciennes, 1847)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		130 2023
Setipinna tenuifilis (Valenciennes, 1848)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		367 2023
Nuchequula blochii (Valenciennes, 1835)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		138 2023

Data providers

Name Records
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 58,934
Dept. of Fisheries Biology and Genetics, Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University 58,934
UNESCO-IOC 58,934
UNESCO-WHC 58,934