| Occurrence records | 1,155,819 | |
| Species level | 1,027,032 |
|
| Species | 6,289 | |
| Taxa | 9,123 | |
| Datasets | 223 | |
| Time range | 1758 - 2025 |
| Dropped records | 0 |
|
| Not marine | 1,319 |
|
| No WoRMS match | 13,898 |
|
| No coordinates | 0 |
|
| Zero coordinates | 0 |
|
| Marine unsure | 1,650 |
|
| No accepted name available | 3,739 |
|
| Field | Missing | Invalid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | 1,143,220 | 1,095 |
|
| eventDate | 25,405 | 0 |
|
| maximumDepthInMeters | 933,910 | 2,595 |
|
| minimumDepthInMeters | 893,411 | 5 |
|
| occurrenceStatus | 1,085,512 | 0 |
|
| scientificName | 1,129 | 0 |
|
| scientificNameID | 25,313 | 2,631 |
|
| Records on land | 339,246 |
|
| More than 20 km from shore | 0 |
|
| Depth exceeds bathymetric depth | 9,015 |
|
| Dataset | Records |
|---|---|
|
Marine and Coastal Management - Linefish Dataset (AfrOBIS)
Published 2020-12-02 |
687,754 |
|
Marine and Coastal Management - Demersal Surveys (AfrOBIS)
Published 2020-12-02 |
103,224 |
|
Animal Demography Unit - South African Bird Ringing Unit (SAFRING)
Published 2020-12-02 |
83,984 |
|
Marine and Coastal Management - Copepod Surveys
Published 2020-12-02 |
60,791 |
|
Angolan Trawl Survey Data
Published 2020-12-02 |
60,574 |
|
Namdeb Diamond Corporation Limited Marine Monitoring Programme
Published 2020-12-02 |
15,490 |
|
De Beers Marine Namibia Benthic Monitoring Programme
Published 2020-12-02 |
14,505 |
|
Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Atlantic Ocean
Published 2025-03-17 |
7,508 |
|
PANGAEA - Data from University Bremen
Published 2025-03-20 |
7,402 |
|
PANGAEA - Data from South Atlantic in the late Quaternary: reconstruction of budget and currents
Published 2025-03-20 |
7,322 |
| Scientific name | Records |
|---|---|
|
Thyrsites atun (Euphrasen, 1791)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei |
279,656 |
|
Pachymetopon blochii (Valenciennes, 1830)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei |
111,298 |
|
Thunnus alalunga (Bonnaterre, 1788)
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei |
58,702 |
|
Morus capensis (Lichtenstein, 1823)
EN Phylum Chordata > Class Aves |
54,685 |
|
Rhabdosargus globiceps (Valenciennes, 1830)
VU Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei |
32,889 |
|
Chrysoblephus laticeps (Valenciennes, 1830)
NT Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei |
29,296 |
|
Seriola lalandi Valenciennes, 1833
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei |
22,162 |
|
Atractoscion aequidens (Cuvier, 1830)
NT Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei |
18,089 |
|
Argyrosomus De la Pylaie, 1835
Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei |
17,011 |
|
Sterna bergii Lichtenstein, 1823
Phylum Chordata > Class Aves |
15,601 |
| Scientific name | Records | Since |
|---|---|---|
|
Protoperidinium depressum (Bailey, 1854) Balech, 1974
Phylum Myzozoa > Class Dinophyceae |
2 | 2024 |
|
Protoperidinium pentagonum (Gran, 1902) Balech, 1974
Phylum Myzozoa > Class Dinophyceae |
2 | 2024 |
|
Caulerpa prolifera (Forsskål) J.V.Lamouroux, 1809
Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Ulvophyceae |
1 | 2024 |
|
Gracilaria gracilis (Stackhouse) Steentoft, L.M.Irvine & Farnham, 1995
Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae |
1 | 2024 |
|
Chaetoceros teres Cleve, 1896
Phylum Heterokontophyta > Class Bacillariophyceae |
3 | 2024 |
|
Lauderia annulata Cleve, 1873
Phylum Heterokontophyta > Class Bacillariophyceae |
3 | 2024 |
|
Numenius arquata (Linnaeus, 1758)
NT Phylum Chordata > Class Aves |
1 | 2024 |
|
Lauderia mediterranea H.Peragallo, 1888
Phylum Heterokontophyta > Class Bacillariophyceae |
1 | 2024 |
|
Halichondria (Halichondria) panicea (Pallas, 1766)
Phylum Porifera > Class Demospongiae |
1 | 2024 |
|
Tripos azoricus (Cleve) F.Gómez, 2013
Phylum Myzozoa > Class Dinophyceae |
1 | 2024 |
| Name | Records |
|---|---|
| CSIR / SADCO / AfrOBIS | 956,152 |
| Marine and Coastal Management; Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism | 854,129 |
| Marine and Coastal Management Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism | 750,905 |
| Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Stellenbosch | 94,841 |
| Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO | 94,722 |
| University of Cape Town; Department of Zoology | 91,210 |
| Instituto Nacional de Investigação Pesqueira | 60,574 |
| Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee | 40,828 |
| Pisces Environmental Services (Pty) Ltd | 31,793 |
| Namdeb Diamond Corporation Limited | 15,490 |