Gambia - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Gambia

Statistics

Occurrence records	771
Species level	606
Species	216
Taxa	266
Datasets	33
Time range	1925 - 2023

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records	0
Not marine	9
No WoRMS match	68
No coordinates	0
Zero coordinates	0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure	4
No accepted name available	6

Missing and invalid fields

Field	Missing	Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	598	58
eventDate	587	0
maximumDepthInMeters	743	0
minimumDepthInMeters	731	0
occurrenceStatus	302	0
scientificName	36	0
scientificNameID	153	10

Spatial issues

Records on land	208
More than 20 km from shore	71
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth	1

Top datasets

Dataset	Records
Ecoscope tuna observer data Published 2025-03-20	307
FishNet2 Marine Data Published 2023-12-19	136
Malacology Collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Published 2025-03-18	56
LBBG_ZEEBRUGGE - Lesser black-backed gulls (Larus fuscus, Laridae) breeding at the southern North Sea coast (Belgium and the Netherlands) Published 2024-09-04	38
Data from the 1935-1936 cruises of the Belgian training ship Mercator 3 Pisces collection Published 2025-03-20	32
Biological observations from the Discovery Investigations 1925-1952 Published 2019-03-15	31
Biological observations from the Dana Expedition Reports Published 2019-10-30	21
FishBase Database Published 2023-03-23	21
Personal library collection of Martin Angel of published and unpublished Halocyprid (Ostracoda) occurrences Published 2025-03-20	16
Australian Museum Malacology Collection - Marine records Published 2022-06-08	15

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
Katsuwonus pelamis (Linnaeus, 1758) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	142
Thunnus obesus (Lowe, 1839) VU Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	87
Auxis Cuvier, 1829 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	55
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	38
Auxis thazard (Lacepède, 1800) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	31
Torpedo Duméril, 1806 Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii	12
Pomadasys Lacepède, 1802 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	8
Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) VU Phylum Chordata	8
Cypraeidae Rafinesque, 1815 Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda	6
Brachydeuterus Gill, 1862 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	6

Newest species

Scientific name	Records	Since
Puffinus gravis (O'Reilly, 1818) Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	3	2018
Sterna paradisaea Pontoppidan, 1763 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	1	2015
Larus fuscus Linnaeus, 1758 Phylum Chordata > Class Aves	38	2014
Psenes pellucidus Lütken, 1880 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Symphurus nigrescens Rafinesque, 1810 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Physiculus cyanostrophus Anderson & Tweddle, 2002 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Schedophilus pemarco (Poll, 1959) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Bathysolea polli (Chabanaud, 1950) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Microchirus boscanion (Chabanaud, 1926) Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012
Luciobrotula nolfi Cohen, 1981 Phylum Chordata > Class Teleostei	1	2012

Data providers

Name	Records
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement	318
Tulane University Biodiversity Research Institute	136
Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee	102
InvertEBase	56
Malacology Collection at the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia	56
National Institute for Water & Atmospheric Research	52
University of Amsterdam, Faculty of Science, Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics	38
Universiteit Antwerpen	38
Vlaamse Overheid - Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek	38
Universiteit Gent	38