France: Ile Europa - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

France: Ile Europa

Statistics

Occurrence records	3,670
Species level	2,211
Species	678
Taxa	960
Datasets	38
Time range	1849 - 2013

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	0
No WoRMS match	17
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	0
No accepted name available	49

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	2,543	961
eventDate	1,225	0
maximumDepthInMeters	3,046	0
minimumDepthInMeters	3,068	0
occurrenceStatus	649	0
scientificName	1	0
scientificNameID	421	7

Spatial issues

Records on land	4
More than 20 km from shore	0
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	4

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
Ecoscope Observation Database Published 2025-03-20	923
Observatoire Pelagis aerial surveys 2002-2021 Published 2022-01-20	702
World Ocean Database 2009 Published 2020-11-17	437
IndOBIS Dataset (93630-103790) Published 2022-01-19	415
UF Invertebrate Zoology Published 2024-02-12	342
Foraging habitats of the seabird community of Europa Island (Mozambique Channel) Published 2021-04-24	253
Taxonomically comprehensive assessment of biodiversity of animal plankton throughout the world ocean Published	240
Occurrence of Eukaryotes in the size fraction 20-180 micrometres, collected worldwide during the Tara Oceans expedition (2009-2013) using a ring net and analysed by environmental High Content Fluorescence Microscopy (e-HCFM). Published 2025-03-20	56
SIO Marine Bird and Mammal Survey 2004 Published 2021-04-24	49
Personal library collection of Martin Angel of published and unpublished Halocyprid (Ostracoda) occurrences Published 2025-03-20	38

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
Decapterus macarellus (Cuvier, 1833) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	562
Onychoprion Wagler, 1832 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	283
Onychoprion fuscatus Linnaeus, 1766 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	158
Sula sula (Linnaeus, 1766) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	129
Phaethon Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	72
Laridae Vigors, 1825 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	59
Cranchia scabra Leach, 1817 Phylum Mollusca > Class Cephalopoda	59
Fregata de Lacepède, 1799 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	51
Tetrapturus pfluegeri Robins & de Sylva, 1963 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	48
Phaethon rubricauda Boddaert, 1783 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	41

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Dermochelys coriacea (Vandelli, 1761) VU Phylum Chordata	9	2013
Trichogorgia insulaeuropensis Weinberg, 2013 Phylum Cnidaria > Class Octocorallia	2	2013
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2012
Carcharhinus melanopterus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2011
Carcharhinus obscurus (Lesueur, 1818) EN Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2011
Galeocerdo cuvier (Péron & Lesueur, 1822) NT Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2011
Sphyrna lewini (Griffith & Smith, 1834) CR Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2011
Sphyrna mokarran (Rüppell, 1837) CR Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	1	2011
Atherinomorus lacunosus (Forster, 1801) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2011
Hemiramphus far (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2011

Data providers

Name	Records
Duke University	1,040
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	988
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement	923
Observatoire Pelagis UMS 3462, University La Rochelle - CNRS	708
Observatoire PELAGIS, UMS 3462, University La Rochelle-CNRS	708
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Washington	437
U.S. Geological Survey HQ	437
Centre for Marine Living Resources & Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India	416
Florida Museum of Natural History	342
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO	257