Surtsey

Statistics

Occurrence records 17
Species level 9
Species 3
Taxa 8
Datasets 3
Time range 1964 - 2024

Data quality

Dropped records

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

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure 0
No accepted name available 0

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 10 0
maximumDepthInMeters 7 0
minimumDepthInMeters 7 0

Spatial issues

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

Top datasets

Dataset Records
The CPR Survey
Published 2025-03-20
10
Happywhale - Killer whale in North Atlantic Ocean
Published 2025-03-17
5
Happywhale - Humpback whale in North Atlantic Ocean
Published 2025-03-17
2

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
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia
5
Euphausiacea Dana, 1852
Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca
2
Hyperiidea H. Milne Edwards, 1830
Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca
2
Calanus Leach, 1816
Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda
2
Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus, 1770)
Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda
2
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia
2
Calanoida Sars G.O., 1903
Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda
1
Acartia Dana, 1846
Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda
1

Newest species

Scientific name Records Since
Orcinus orca (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia
5 2017
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781)
Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia
2 2015
Calanus finmarchicus (Gunnerus, 1770)
Phylum Arthropoda > Class Copepoda
2 1964