France: New Caledonia - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

France: New Caledonia

Statistics

Occurrence records	403,739
Species level	193,096
Species	13,394
Taxa	17,250
Datasets	157
Time range	1834 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	873
No WoRMS match	4,236
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	956
No accepted name available	106,532

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	340,757	17,084
eventDate	95,104	0
maximumDepthInMeters	257,816	929
minimumDepthInMeters	255,609	875
occurrenceStatus	76,991	0
scientificName	1,197	0
scientificNameID	15,799	194

Spatial issues

Records on land	11,401
More than 20 km from shore	4
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	25,672

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
UNESCO eDNA expedition in Lagoons of New Caledonia: Reef Diversity and Associated Ecosystems (France): March 2023 Published 2024-12-08	178,242
Benthic species from the tropical Pacific surrounding New Caledonia Published 2025-03-20	40,383
The molluscs collection (IM) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region Published 2020-06-07	34,866
The cnidarians collection (IK) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region Published 2018-08-08	13,757
SPC NECTALIS Zooplankton/Micronekton specimens, New Caledonia 2014 Published 2019-01-16	12,450
Observatoire Pelagis aerial surveys 2002-2021 Published 2022-01-20	10,947
The crustaceans collection (IU) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region Published 2018-08-08	10,583
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	8,429
The echinoderm collection (IE) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) Published 2025-03-20	7,063
The echinoderm collection (IE) of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN - Paris) in the southwest Pacific region Published 2018-08-08	7,014

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
Biota incertae sedis	105,109
Chordata Haeckel, 1874 Phylum Chordata	12,639
Animalia	11,384
Puffinus Brisson, 1760 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	3,819
Florideophyceae Cronquist, 1960 Phylum Rhodophyta > Class Florideophyceae	3,387
Cylindrotheca closterium (Ehrenberg) Reimann & J.C.Lewin, 1964 Phylum Heterokontophyta > Class Bacillariophyceae	2,111
Ophiuroidea Gray, 1840 Phylum Echinodermata > Class Ophiuroidea	1,907
Actinopteri Phylum Chordata	1,895
Spratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1,688
Xiphias gladius Linnaeus, 1758 NT Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1,288

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Micromonas pusilla (Butcher) Manton & Parke, 1960 Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Mamiellophyceae	649	2023
Cylindrotheca closterium (Ehrenberg) Reimann & J.C.Lewin, 1964 Phylum Heterokontophyta > Class Bacillariophyceae	2,111	2023
Phaeocystis globosa Scherffel, 1899 Phylum Haptophyta > Class Coccolithophyceae	195	2023
Spratelloides gracilis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	153	2023
Lutjanus gibbus (Forsskål, 1775) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	143	2023
Novaculichthys taeniourus (Lacepède, 1801) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	113	2023
Gephyrocapsa huxleyi (Lohmann) P.Reinhardt, 1972 Phylum Haptophyta > Class Coccolithophyceae	196	2023
Hipposcarus longiceps (Valenciennes, 1840) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	173	2023
Pelagomonas calceolata R.A.Andersen & G.Saunders, 1993 Phylum Ochrophyta > Class Pelagophyceae	272	2023
Micromonas commoda Baren, Bachy & Worden, 2016 Phylum Chlorophyta > Class Mamiellophyceae	673	2023

Data providers

Name	Records
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	180,656
ENTROPIE, IRD-UR-UNC-IFREMER-CNRS	178,242
New Caledonian Biodiversity Agency (ANCB)	178,242
UNESCO-IOC	178,242
UNESCO-WHC	178,242
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle / IRD	71,038
The Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom	40,425
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, Centre de Nouméa	40,383
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Department Systematics and Evolution	40,383
Southwestern Pacific OBIS Node	34,866