Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems

Statistics

Occurrence records	216,304
Species level	55,691
Species	5,340
Taxa	6,752
Datasets	94
Time range	1849 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	138
No WoRMS match	568
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	240
No accepted name available	105,365

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	211,035	2,156
eventDate	19,721	0
maximumDepthInMeters	188,784	12
minimumDepthInMeters	188,723	0
occurrenceStatus	9,311	0
scientificName	195	0
scientificNameID	2,413	37

Spatial issues

Records on land	1
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	4,385

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
UNESCO eDNA expedition in Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems (France): March 2023 Published 2024-12-08	178,242
Benthic species from the tropical Pacific surrounding New Caledonia Published 2025-03-20	10,985
The molluscs collection (IM) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region Published 2020-06-07	9,496
The cnidarians collection (IK) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region Published 2018-08-08	2,015
The crustaceans collection (IU) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region Published 2018-08-08	1,425
Observatoire Pelagis aerial surveys 2002-2021 Published 2022-01-20	1,416
SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations New Caledonia 2004 Published 2019-01-16	1,248
SPC PROCFish/C Invertebrates Observations New Caledonia 2003 to 2008 Published 2020-07-12	1,150
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	923
National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Fishes Collections Published	798

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	105,109
Chordata Haeckel, 1874 Phylum Chordata	12,636
Animalia	11,276
Florideophyceae Cronquist, 1960 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	3,387
Cylindrotheca closterium (Ehrenberg) Reimann & J.C.Lewin, 1964 Phylum Heterokontophyta > Class Bacillariophyceae	2,111
Actinopteri Phylum Chordata	1,895
Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1,679
Hydrozoa Owen, 1843 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Hydrozoa	970
Cirripectes castaneus (Valenciennes, 1836) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	970
Arthropoda Gravenhorst, 1843 Phylum Arthropoda	957

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Micromonas pusilla (Butcher) Manton & Parke, 1960 Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Mamiellophyceae	649	2023
Cylindrotheca closterium (Ehrenberg) Reimann & J.C.Lewin, 1964 Phylum Heterokontophyta > Class Bacillariophyceae	2,111	2023
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepède, 1801) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	481	2023
Stegastes nigricans (Lacepède, 1802) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	347	2023
Scarus psittacus Forsskål, 1775 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	366	2023
Exallias brevis (Kner, 1868) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	208	2023
Acanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	330	2023
Naso unicornis (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	370	2023
Pelagomonas calceolata R.A.Andersen & G.Saunders, 1993 Phylum Ochrophyta > Class Pelagophyceae	272	2023
Micromonas commoda Baren, Bachy & Worden, 2016 Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Mamiellophyceae	673	2023

Data providers

Name	Records
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	178,291
ENTROPIE, IRD-UR-UNC-IFREMER-CNRS	178,242
New Caledonian Biodiversity Agency (ANCB)	178,242
UNESCO-IOC	178,242
UNESCO-WHC	178,242
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	14,291
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Centre de Nouméa	10,985
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom	10,985
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Department Systematics and Evolution	10,985
Southwestern Pacific OBIS Node	9,496