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South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection
Entry ID: saiab

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Summary
Abstract: The South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB) is a National Research Facility of the National Research Foundation (NRF). It was formerly known as the JLB Smith Institute of Ichthyology, the Scientific 'home' of the Coelacanth. Their National Fish Collection is the largest collection of southern African fish anywhere in the world. It is the largest fish collection in Africa and the second largest in the southern hemisphere, and is included in FISHBASE. It currently contains 42582 records of 319 families. This dataset has been updated in August 2009.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa
Dataset Title: Fish Collection
Dataset Release Place: Grahamstown, South Africa
Dataset Publisher: AfrOBIS, South Africa
Parent DIF
This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
OBIS.Fishbase
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1888-01-01
Stop Date: 2009-06-04
Location Keywords
OCEAN > ARCTIC OCEAN
OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN > ARABIAN SEA > PERSIAN GULF
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 100 m
Longitude Resolution: 100 m
Horizontal Resolution Range: 30 meters - < 100 meters
Science Keywords
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Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Instrument
VISUAL OBSERVATIONS Ancillary Description
Project
Quality The overland records have been deleted.
Access Constraints None.
Use Constraints Acknowledge the use of specific records from contributing databases in the form appearing in the 'Citation' field thereof (if any); and acknowledge the use of the OBIS facility.

For information purposes, email to obissupport@marine.rutgers.edu the full citation of any publication made (printed or electronic) that cites OBIS or any constituent part.

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Ancillary Keywords
AULOSTOMIDAE
ACROPOMATIDAE
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Originating Center
Data Center
Atmospheric Science Data Center, Science Directorate, Langley Research Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://eosweb.larc.nasa.gov/
Dataset ID: ERBE_S4G_MFOV_NF_ZG

Data Center Personnel
Name: ASDC USER SERVICES
Phone: 757-864-8656
Email: support-asdc at earthdata.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Langley Atmospheric Science Data Center
User and Data Services
NASA Langley Research Center
Mail Stop 157D
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA
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Personnel
BRUCE, DR. R. BARKSTROM
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (757) 864-5676
Fax: (757) 864-7996
Email: b.r.barkstrom at larc.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Atmospheric Sciences Research, Building 1250
Mail Stop 420
21 Langley Boulevard
NASA Langley Research Center
City: Hampton
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 23681-2199
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 1999-12-27
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-05-05

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