Cameroon - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Cameroon

Statistics

Occurrence records	16,236
Species level	16,162
Species	465
Taxa	488
Datasets	23
Time range	1868 - 2022

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	874
No WoRMS match	2,961
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	1
No accepted name available	0

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	2,368	15,709
eventDate	548	0
maximumDepthInMeters	20,029	0
minimumDepthInMeters	20,011	0
occurrenceStatus	20,024	0
scientificName	2,853	0
scientificNameID	19,462	0

Spatial issues

Records on land	2,615
More than 20 km from shore	36
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	3

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
FishBase Database Published 2023-03-23	12,966
Données des tortues marines de la côte camerounaise Published 2022-05-17	1,274
Données d'observation des pontes des tortues marines ACBM Published 2022-08-09	873
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	317
Données d'observations des capture accidentelles de tortues marines sur la cote sud camerounaise Published 2022-08-17	272
CAS Ichthyology (ICH) Published 2025-03-17	240
National Museum of Natural History Vertebrate Zoology Fishes Collections Published	87
The fishes collection (IC) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published	66
Bycaught sea turtles in southsern coasline of Cameroon Published 2022-10-04	58
Diversity of the Indo-Pacific (DIPnet) Published	21

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
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) VU Phylum Chordata	1,208
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	941
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) VU Phylum Chordata	259
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) CR Phylum Chordata	69
Pomadasys jubelini (Cuvier, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	67
Eucinostomus melanopterus (Bleeker, 1863) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	61
Citharichthys stampflii (Steindachner, 1894) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	58
Caranx hippos (Linnaeus, 1766) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	55
Caranx senegallus Cuvier, 1833 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	54
Lutjanus goreensis (Valenciennes, 1830) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	54

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata	931	2009
Eretmochelys imbricata (Linnaeus, 1766) CR Phylum Chordata	69	2009
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) VU Phylum Chordata	259	2009
Lepidochelys olivacea (Eschscholtz, 1829) VU Phylum Chordata	1,202	2009
Prunum mariateresae T. Cossignani, 2009 Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	1	2009
Vitta rubricata (Morelet, 1858) NT Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	1	2009
Vitta glabrata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1849) Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	1	2009
Amphilimna olivacea (Lyman, 1869) Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	2	2005
Amphiura ungulata Madsen, 1970 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	1	2005
Detocarcinus balssi (Monod, 1956) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	1	1992

Data providers

Name	Records
Swedish Museum of Natural History	12,966
African Marine Mammal Conservation Organisation	1,274
RASTOMA	1,203
ASSOCIATION CAMEROUNAISE DE BIOLOGIE MARINE (ACBM)	1,145
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	317
California Academy of Sciences	240
California Academy of Sciences	240
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	171
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution	99
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	66