Samoa

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Statistics

Occurrence records 11,303
Species level 10,302
Species 1,163
Taxa 1,419
Datasets 60
Time range 1834 - 2018

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records 0
Not marine 111
No WoRMS match 346
No coordinates 0
Zero coordinates 0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure 21
No accepted name available 4

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 2,189 21
eventDate 2,514 0
maximumDepthInMeters 10,750 46
minimumDepthInMeters 10,788 0
occurrenceStatus 3,086 0
scientificName 83 0
scientificNameID 1,781 2

Spatial issues

Records on land 1,524
More than 20 km from shore 0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth 328

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Distribution

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Records

Composition

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Top taxa

Unique species IUCN Red List All taxa
Scientific name Records
Echinometra mathaei (Blainville, 1825)
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Echinoidea 		554
Holothuria atra Jaeger, 1833
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea 		475
Stichopus chloronotus Brandt, 1835
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea 		378
Linckia laevigata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea 		303
Bohadschia argus Jaeger, 1833
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Holothuroidea 		193
Ctenochaetus striatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		175
Chlorurus sordidus (Forsskål, 1775)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		174
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		157
Parupeneus multifasciatus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		134
Culcita novaeguineae Müller & Troschel, 1842
Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea 		130

Newest species

Scientific name Records Since
Eviota sigillata Jewett & Lachner, 1983
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		2 2015
Eviota punctulata Jewett & Lachner, 1983
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		1 2015
Eviota taeiae Erdmann, Greenfield & Tornabene, 2023
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		5 2015
Pseudorca crassidens (Owen, 1846) NT
Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia 		1 2014
Chromis xanthura (Bleeker, 1854)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		6 2012
Pomacentrus brachialis Cuvier, 1830
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		6 2012
Chaetodon trifasciatus Park, 1797
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		6 2012
Chrysiptera taupou (Jordan & Seale, 1906)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		6 2012
Pomacentrus vaiuli Jordan & Seale, 1906
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		6 2012
Meiacanthus atrodorsalis (Günther, 1877)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei 		6 2012

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