Mozambique Channel

Statistics

Occurrence records 223,889
Species level 173,070
Species 7,591
Taxa 9,798
Datasets 171
Time range 1706 - 2024

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records 0
Not marine 299
No WoRMS match 4,903
No coordinates 0
Zero coordinates 0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure 117
No accepted name available 2,414

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 201,354 17,108
eventDate 120,602 0
maximumDepthInMeters 171,601 22
minimumDepthInMeters 171,096 0
occurrenceStatus 39,596 0
scientificName 1,927 0
scientificNameID 13,958 218

Spatial issues

Records on land 427
More than 20 km from shore 47
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth 2,584

Top datasets

Dataset Records
Ecoscope tuna bycatch observer data
Published 2025-03-20
66,329
Ecoscope tuna observer data
Published 2025-03-20
31,280
World Ocean Database 2009
Published 2020-11-17
28,341
Stationary visual census of commercial fishes in Mayotte (2023)
Published 2025-03-20
12,596
Observatoire Pelagis aerial surveys 2002-2021
Published 2022-01-20
11,667
Occurrence records of southern African aquatic biodiversity
Published 2024-05-09
7,061
FishNet2 Marine Data
Published 2023-12-19
6,468
Ecoscope Observation Database
Published 2025-03-20
6,136
IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
Published
6,064
UF Invertebrate Zoology
Published 2024-02-12
2,976

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
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
12,616
Thunnus albacares (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
10,595
Coryphaena hippurus Linnaeus, 1758
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
9,632
Carcharhinus falciformis (Müller & Henle, 1839) VU
Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii
9,067
Elagatis bipinnulata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
7,966
Canthidermis maculata (Bloch, 1786)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
5,820
Lobotes surinamensis (Bloch, 1790)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
5,698
Onychoprion Wagler, 1832
Phylum Chordata > Class Aves
5,483
Acanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1832)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
4,453
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
4,290

Newest species

Scientific name Records Since
Lethrinus erythracanthus Valenciennes, 1830
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
22 2023
Cephalopholis polleni (Bleeker, 1868)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
1 2023
Carangoides oblongus (Cuvier, 1833)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
1 2023
Chlorurus japanensis (Bloch, 1789)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
52 2023
Chlorurus atrilunula (Randall & Bruce, 1983)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
47 2023
Scarus festivus Valenciennes, 1840
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
15 2023
Scarus niger Forsskål, 1775
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
64 2023
Naso thynnoides (Cuvier, 1829)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
22 2023
Euthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1849)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei
4 2023
Balaenoptera omurai Wada, Oishi & Yamada, 2003
Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia
11 2023

Data providers

Name Records
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement 104,098
U.S. Geological Survey HQ 28,637
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington 28,454
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee 23,078
Duke University 16,613
Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer, IFREMER, Centre de Brest 16,416
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO 15,109
MAREX Expertise & Conseil en Environnement Marin 12,596
Office Français de la Biodiversité 12,596
Observatoire Pelagis UMS 3462, University La Rochelle - CNRS 11,682