Senegal - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Senegal

Statistics

Occurrence records	27,888
Species level	26,509
Species	1,366
Taxa	1,548
Datasets	83
Time range	1700 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	75
No WoRMS match	558
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	63
No accepted name available	25

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	11,865	576
eventDate	5,240	0
maximumDepthInMeters	27,962	0
minimumDepthInMeters	23,259	0
occurrenceStatus	6,187	0
scientificName	105	0
scientificNameID	1,627	189

Spatial issues

Records on land	9,365
More than 20 km from shore	34
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	232

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
LBBG_ZEEBRUGGE - Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at the southern North Sea coast (Belgium and the Netherlands) Published 2024-09-04	15,551
Ecoscope tuna observer data Published 2025-03-20	1,698
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	1,651
PANGAEA - Data from Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel Published 2025-03-20	1,554
The fishes collection (IC) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published	1,431
PANGAEA - Data from Climate: Long-range investigation, mapping and prediction (CLIMAP) Published 2025-03-20	1,046
Animal Demography Unit - South African Bird Ringing Unit (SAFRING) Published 2020-12-02	1,019
FishBase Database Published 2023-03-23	677
PANGAEA - Data from Glacial Atlantic Mapping and Prediction (GLAMAP2000) Published 2025-03-20	542
Discovery Collections Midwater Database Published 2021-12-14	491

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
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	15,551
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	867
Sterna maxima Boddaert, 1783 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	530
Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	452
Auxis thazard (Lacepède, 1800) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	357
Hydroprogne caspia (Pallas, 1770) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	330
Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	259
Globigerinoides ruber (d'Orbigny, 1839) Phylum Foraminifera > Class Globothalamea	242
Torpedo Duméril, 1806 Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	242
Raja Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	192

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly, 1818) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	10	2018
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	2	2015
Lagenodelphis hosei Fraser, 1956 Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	1	2015
Peponocephala electra (Gray, 1846) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	1	2015
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) VU Phylum Chordata	1	2015
Echinolampas rangii Desmoulins, 1837 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Echinoidea	1	2014
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	15,551	2013
Symphurus ligulatus (Cocco, 1844) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	3	2012
Stomias boa (Risso, 1810) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	6	2012
Epigonus affinis Parin & Abramov, 1986 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4	2012

Data providers

Name	Records
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	19,480
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics	15,551
Universiteit Antwerpen	15,551
Vlaamse Overheid - Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek	15,551
Universiteit Gent	15,551
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	2,604
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement	2,093
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	1,651
Christian-Albrechts-University Kiel	1,554
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	1,431