Gulf of California - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Gulf of California

Statistics

Occurrence records	57,634
Species level	39,075
Species	2,821
Taxa	3,876
Datasets	110
Time range	1836 - 2025

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	67
No WoRMS match	4,802
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	278
No accepted name available	212

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	33,812	6,837
eventDate	15,492	0
maximumDepthInMeters	51,136	0
minimumDepthInMeters	44,447	0
occurrenceStatus	36,818	0
scientificName	1,011	0
scientificNameID	14,169	154

Spatial issues

Records on land	287
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	325

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	11,952
MICROBIS Database (version 1) - European data Published	8,487
NOAA Deep-Sea Coral Research and Technology Program Published 2025-02-05	6,693
Happywhale - Humpback whale in North Pacific Ocean Published 2025-03-17	5,324
Mingan Island Cetacean Study 84-07 Published 2021-04-24	4,797
CAS Ichthyology (ICH) Published 2025-03-17	3,584
PANGAEA - Data from the Deep Sea Drilling Project (DSDP) Published 2025-03-20	3,398
CAS Invertebrate Zoology (IZ) Published 2025-03-17	1,874
FishBase Database Published 2023-03-23	1,504
National Museum of Natural History Invertebrate Zoology Collections Published	1,110

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
Megaptera novaeangliae (Borowski, 1781) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	5,464
Dinophyceae Fritsch, 1927 Phylum Myzozoa > Class Dinophyceae	3,129
Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus, 1758) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	1,770
Balaenoptera physalus (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	1,367
Tursiops truncatus (Montagu, 1821) Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	945
Lepidisis Verrill, 1883 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Octocorallia	842
Porifera Grant, 1836 Phylum Porifera	797
Bacteria	642
Pennatuloidea Ehrenberg, 1834 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Octocorallia	591
Heteropolypus ritteri (Nutting, 1909) Phylum Cnidaria > Class Octocorallia	585

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Dinophysis caudata Saville-Kent, 1881 Phylum Myzozoa > Class Dinophyceae	1	2023
Balaenoptera brydei Olsen, 1913 Phylum Chordata > Class Mammalia	7	2019
Mobula munkiana Notarbartolo-di-Sciara, 1987 VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2019
Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2018
Chilomycterus reticulatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2018
Chromis alta Greenfield & Woods, 1980 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	2	2018
Lutjanus jordani (Gilbert, 1898) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	7	2018
Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	4	2018
Numenius phaeopus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	3	2017
Nidorellia armata (Gray, 1840) Phylum Echinodermata > Class Asteroidea	1	2016

Data providers

Name	Records
Duke University	13,178
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	11,952
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	10,586
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	8,497
U.S. Geological Survey HQ	6,766
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	6,756
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	6,693
Northern Gulf Institute (a NOAA Cooperative Institute)	6,693
Happywhale	5,741
California Academy of Sciences	5,510