Sao Tome and Principe - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Sao Tome and Principe

Statistics

Occurrence records	5,792
Species level	4,104
Species	778
Taxa	1,052
Datasets	55
Time range	1849 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	110
No WoRMS match	256
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	289
No accepted name available	8

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	5,196	32
eventDate	2,905	0
maximumDepthInMeters	5,487	16
minimumDepthInMeters	4,601	16
occurrenceStatus	3,942	0
scientificName	77	0
scientificNameID	995	33

Spatial issues

Records on land	567
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	161

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
MICROBIS Database (version 1) - European data Published	1,269
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	1,018
Ecoscope tuna observer data Published 2025-03-20	803
PANGAEA - Data from various sources Published 2025-03-20	559
The fishes collection (IC) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published	466
CAS Ichthyology (ICH) Published 2025-03-17	389
CAS Invertebrate Zoology (IZ) Published 2025-03-17	268
Ecoscope Balbaya Database Published 2025-03-20	185
Ecoscope Observation Database Published 2025-03-20	162
speciesLink: CIUFES - Ichthyological Collection of the Federal University of Espírito Santo Published 2023-10-25	101

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
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	408
Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	320
Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	215
Bacteria	167
Auxis thazard (Lacepède, 1800) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	119
Planctomycetaceae Phylum Planctomycetes > Class Planctomycetacia	105
Gammaproteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria > Class Gammaproteobacteria	101
Acidobacteriaceae Phylum Acidobacteria > Class Acidobacteria	101
Deltaproteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria > Class Deltaproteobacteria	98
Alphaproteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria > Class Alphaproteobacteria	71

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly, 1818) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	3	2023
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata	1	2018
Pseudobiceros principensis Pérez-García, Herrero-Barrencua, Noreña & Cervera, 2020 Phylum Platyhelminthes	1	2016
Tylosurus acus (Lacepède, 1803) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier, 1833) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Trachinotus ovatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Xyrichtys novacula (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2012
Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Pagellus bellottii Steindachner, 1882 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2012
Lutjanus fulgens (Valenciennes, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2012

Data providers

Name	Records
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	1,798
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	1,269
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement	1,202
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	1,018
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	1,009
California Academy of Sciences	657
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	466
California Academy of Sciences	389
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	114
Federal University of Espírito Santo	101