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iziko South African Museum - Shark collection - Ocean Biodiversity Information System

iziko South African Museum - Shark collection

URLhttp://ipt.iobis.org/afrobis/resource?r=iziko_sharks
Repository URL http://ipt.iobis.org/afrobis/
Node AfrOBIS
Published2020-12-02 14:08
Abstract

This collection has global holdings. It includes numerous representatives of eight of the shark groups, most representatives of the Batoids and Chimaeras, including rare species. Significant material is being acquired from, fisheries research and tooth fish long-lining and fishing company by-catches.

Citationiziko South African Museum, South Africa Shark Collection. AfrOBIS, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.
RightsThis work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY) 4.0 License
Keywords Occurrence, Museum collections, Sharks
Contacts
Creator iziko South African Museum
Contact Hamish Robertson
iziko South African Museum
Metadata Provider Ursula von St Ange
CSIR / SADCO / AfrOBIS

report issue source DwC-A to mapper

Statistics

Occurrence records 14,424
Species level 13,832
Absence records 0
Event records 0
MoF records 0
Sequence records 0
Species 499
Taxa 534
Time range 1828 - 2005

This dataset has appeared in 16,794 downloads in 2024, with a total of 31,689,828 records.

Data quality

Dropped records

Dropped records 60
Not marine 0
No WoRMS match 60
No coordinates 0
Zero coordinates 0

Taxonomic issues

Marine unsure 4
No accepted name available 0

Missing and invalid fields

Field Missing Invalid
coordinateUncertaintyInMeters 14,484 0
eventDate 1,950 0
maximumDepthInMeters 12,506 0
minimumDepthInMeters 10,047 0
occurrenceStatus 14,484 0
scientificNameID 63 0

Spatial issues

Records on land 621
More than 20 km from shore 34
Depth exceeds bathymetric depth 564

Top taxa

IUCN Red List All taxa
Scientific name Records
Raja straeleni Poll, 1951 NT
Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii 		846
Holohalaelurus regani (Gilchrist, 1922)
Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii 		725
Callorhinchus capensis Duméril, 1865
Phylum Chordata > Class Holocephali 		700
Squalus megalops (MacLeay, 1881)
Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii 		673
Mustelus palumbes Smith, 1957
Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii 		379
Leucoraja wallacei (Hulley, 1970) VU
Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii 		316
Rostroraja alba (Lacepède, 1803) EN
Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii 		284
Squalus mitsukurii Jordan & Snyder, 1903 EN
Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii 		244
Dipturus pullopunctatus (Smith, 1964)
Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii 		238
Raja miraletus Linnaeus, 1758
Phylum Chordata > Class Elasmobranchii 		236

Distribution

Records

Composition

detailed (class) simple

Data providers

Name OceanExpert ID
CSIR / SADCO / AfrOBIS
iziko South African Museum

Occurrences