Ningaloo Coast - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Ningaloo Coast

Statistics

Occurrence records	610,730
Species level	426,439
Species	4,126
Taxa	6,249
Datasets	133
Time range	1897 - 2024

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	596
No WoRMS match	875
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	299
No accepted name available	109,835

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	218,881	5
eventDate	5,550	0
maximumDepthInMeters	308,793	0
minimumDepthInMeters	307,562	0
occurrenceStatus	4,123	0
scientificName	138	0
scientificNameID	3,349	12

Spatial issues

Records on land	185,100
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	3,456

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
IMOS - Animal Tracking Facility - Acoustic Tracking - Quality Controlled Detections (2007 -2021) Published 2022-06-08	258,673
UNESCO eDNA expedition in Ningaloo Coast (Australia): May 2023 Published 2024-12-08	184,782
Ningaloo Outlook turtle tracking of Green turtles (Chelonia mydas), Western Australia (2018-present) Published 2024-06-25	40,088
BRUVS observations at Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia (2019) Published 2023-06-20	18,314
Stereo-BRUVs and BOSS observations in the Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia (2021-2022) Published 2024-06-18	16,230
WAMSI Node 3.1.1b and 3.2.2 - Ecosystem Effects of Fishing: finescale coral reef fish surveys Ningaloo Reef, Australia (2006) Published 2023-07-11	15,172
Pilbara Marine Conservation Partnership BRUVS data, Australia (2014 - 2015) Published 2022-06-14	14,137
Green turtles (Chelonia mydas) tracking - Muiron and Ningaloo Marine Park, Western Australia, (2018-2019) Published 2022-10-13	14,111
BRUVS data conducted in the Northern Demersal Scalefish Fishery (NDSF) north of Broome off the coast of north western Autralia (2007) Published 2023-12-11	4,715
WAMSI Node 3.2.2b - Diversity, abundance and distribution of intertidal invertebrate species in the Ningaloo Marine Park - Quadrats, Australia (2010) Published 2023-06-29	4,466

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	109,051
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	75,201
Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	55,394
Negaprion acutidens (Rüppell, 1837) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	47,032
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	30,544
Carcharhinus plumbeus (Nardo, 1827) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	18,359
Animalia	15,268
Lethrinus nebulosus (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	12,333
Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) NT Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	12,259
Chordata Haeckel, 1874 Phylum Chordata	9,689

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Neoparamoeba aestuarina (Page, 1970) Page, 1987 Phylum Amoebozoa > Class Discosea	132	2023
Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster, 1801) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	644	2023
Micromonas pusilla (Butcher) Manton & Parke, 1960 Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Mamiellophyceae	1,697	2023
Gephyrocapsa oceanica Kamptner, 1943 Phylum Haptophyta > Class Coccolithophyceae	185	2023
Ascidia ahodori Oka, 1927 Phylum Chordata > Class Ascidiacea	155	2023
Selenotoca multifasciata (Richardson, 1846) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	242	2023
Bellerochea polymorpha Hargraves & Guillard, 1974 Phylum Heterokontophyta > Class Bacillariophyceae	132	2023
Laurencia dendroidea J.Agardh, 1852 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	130	2023
Planiliza macrolepis (Smith, 1846) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	610	2023
Micromonas commoda Baren, Bachy & Worden, 2016 Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Mamiellophyceae	888	2023

Data providers

Name	Records
CSIRO National Collections and Marine Infrastructure	417,941
CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Information and Data Centre, Hobart	329,354
Integrated Marine Observing System	258,673
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	184,782
Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, Australia	184,782
UNESCO-IOC	184,782
UNESCO-WHC	184,782
The University of Western Australia	56,040
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation	18,423
Oceanwise Expeditions	15,172