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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.
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Ancillary Keywords
AULOSTOMIDAE
ACROPOMATIDAE
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Centro de Datos Antarticos, Argentina Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.dna.gov.ar/
Dataset ID: CDA_AR_GEO_VOLCANIC_MONITORING

Data Center Personnel
Name: CELIA ELBA IZQUIERDO
Phone: 54-11-4812-2086
Fax: 54-11-4812-2086
Email: celeiz_antar at hotmail.com
Email: celeiz at dna.gov.ar
Email: cda at dna.gov.ar
Contact Address:
Centro de Datos Antarticos
Direccion Nacional del Antartico
Instituto Antartico Argentino
Cerrito 1248
City: Capital Federal
Postal Code: C1010AAZ
Country: ARGENTINA
Personnel
CELIA ELBA IZQUIERDO
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: 54-11-4812-2086
Fax: 54-11-4812-2086
Email: celeiz_antar at hotmail.com
Email: celeiz at dna.gov.ar
Email: cda at dna.gov.ar
Contact Address:
Centro de Datos Antarticos
Direccion Nacional del Antartico
Instituto Antartico Argentino
Cerrito 1248
City: Capital Federal
Postal Code: C1010AAZ
Country: ARGENTINA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-12-31
Last DIF Revision Date: 2004-01-06

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