Egypt: Mediterranean Sea - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Egypt: Mediterranean Sea

Statistics

Occurrence records	14,892
Species level	4,417
Species	1,196
Taxa	1,870
Datasets	103
Time range	1888 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	71
No WoRMS match	200
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	2,363
No accepted name available	104

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	11,637	16
eventDate	882	0
maximumDepthInMeters	12,474	31
minimumDepthInMeters	12,125	14
occurrenceStatus	11,098	0
scientificName	24	0
scientificNameID	337	17

Spatial issues

Records on land	372
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	40

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
MICROBIS Database (version 1) - European data Published	10,241
Steuer A. 1939. The fishery grounds near Alexandria. XIX Mollusca. Notes and Memoirs No 33 Published 2020-05-28	868
PANGAEA - Data from Climatic variability of the Mediterranean Paleo-circulation (CLIVAMP) Published 2025-03-20	348
Fauvel P. 1937. The fishery grounds near Alexandria. XI.Annelida Polychaeta. Notes et memoires No 19 Published 2020-04-16	303
The Fishery Grounds near Alexandria.VII.Decapoda.By Heinrich Balss.(1936).Notes and memoirs No. 15 Published 2020-04-16	302
The fishes collection (IC) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published	270
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	261
Senckenberg's collection management system Published 2025-03-20	238
F.M.Ghazzawi (1939) Plankton of the Egyptian waters. A study of the Suez Canal Plankton. Notes and Memories of the Hydrobiology and Fisheries Directorate of Egypt, No 24. (A) The Phytoplankton. Preliminary Report Published 2020-04-02	195
Chas.H. O'Donoghue, D.Sc. & Dora de Watteville,M.A. The fishery grounds near Alexandria. XX-Bryozoa. Notes and Memoirs No 34. Hydrobiology and Fisheries Directorate, Egypt. Published 2020-04-27	189

Distribution

Disclaimer: EEZ boundaries based on Marine Regions (no endorsement).

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
Bacteria	1,121
Gammaproteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria > Class Gammaproteobacteria	763
Acidobacteriaceae Phylum Acidobacteria > Class Acidobacteria	570
Planctomycetaceae Phylum Planctomycetes > Class Planctomycetacia	518
Alphaproteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria > Class Alphaproteobacteria	420
Deltaproteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria > Class Deltaproteobacteria	355
Rhodobacteraceae Phylum Proteobacteria > Class Alphaproteobacteria	297
Proteobacteria Phylum Proteobacteria	243
Actinobacteria Phylum Actinobacteria > Class Actinobacteria	213
Acidobacteria Cavalier-Smith, 2002 Phylum Acidobacteria > Class Acidobacteria	212

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Grateloupia gibbesii Harvey, 1853 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	1	2019
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) VU Phylum Chordata	1	2012
Percnon gibbesi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853) Phylum Arthropoda > Class Malacostraca	1	2010
Siganus rivulatus Forsskål & Niebuhr, 1775 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	3	2010
Sphyraena viridensis Cuvier, 1829 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2010
Exogone (Parexogone) gambiae Lanera, Sordino & San Martín, 1994 Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta	1	2010
Pterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2010
Pteragogus pelycus Randall, 1981 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2010
Exogone (Parexogone) parasexoculata Hartmann-Schröder, 1993 Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta	2	2010
Sphaerosyllis annulata Nogueira, San Martín & Fukuda, 2004 Phylum Annelida > Class Polychaeta	1	2010

Data providers

Name	Records
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	10,524
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution	10,241
Hellenic Centre for Marine Research - Institute of Marine Biology, Biotechnology and Aquaculture	2,970
University of Crete	2,059
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	715
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	270
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	261
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung	244
National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries, Alexandria	240
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung; Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut Frankfurt a. M; Abteilung Marine Zoologie; Sektion Crustacea	238