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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

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 100 m
Longitude Resolution: 100 m
Horizontal Resolution Range: 30 meters - < 100 meters

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

OCEANS

Platform

SHIPS

Instrument

VISUAL OBSERVATIONS

Project

OBIS > OCEAN BIOGEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

COML > CENSUS OF MARINE LIFE

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.

Recognize the limitations of data in OBIS.

Ancillary Keywords

AULOSTOMIDAE

ACROPOMATIDAE

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, South Africa

Data Center

International Ocean Biogeographic Information System

Data Center URL: http://www.iobis.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: EDWARD VANDEN BERGHE Phone: (732) 932-6555 x 565 Fax: (732) 932-8578 Email: evberghe at marine.rutgers.edu, evberghe at iobis.org Contact Address: Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences Rutgers University 71 Dudley Road City: New Brunswick Province or State: NJ Postal Code: 08901-8521 Country: USA