Dataset

Epibenthic and fish community in Gazi Bay sampled from 12-15 October 1994

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Counts on epibenthos and fish species sampled in October 1994 by beam trawling in the mangroves and seagrass beds of Gazi Bay (kenya). Minimum and maximum standard length of fish was measured. The data were digitized by VLIZ from the original report: Boone, A. (1996). Epibenthische gemeenschappen in een tropische baai (Gazi Baai, Kenya)= Epibenthic communities in a tropical bay (Gazi Bay, Kenya). MSc Thesis. Universiteit Gent, Faculteit van de wetenschappen, vakgroep biologie: Ghent. 125, appendix pp.

Citation: Boone A.; Vincx M.; Sectie Mariene Biologie; Vakgroep Morfologie, Systematiek en Ecologie. Universiteit Gent: Belgium; (2016): Epibenthic and fish community in Gazi Bay sampled from 12-15 October 1994. (http://www.vliz.be/en/imis?module=dataset&dasid=4520) https://dx.doi.org/10.14284/95

Published: September 17, 2025 at 08:34

URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=epibenthic_gazi_bay_1994

865
occurrence records
1,730
measurements and facts
208
taxa
156
species

Taxa

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 865
100.0%
maximumDepthInMeters 865
100.0%
minimumDepthInMeters 865
100.0%

Quality flags

The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.

Flag Dropped Records
NO_DEPTH 865
100.0%
ON_LAND 186
21.5%
NO_ACCEPTED_NAME 30
3.5%

Measurement types

DNA derived data