MarBEF Data System

iziko South African Museum - Shark collection

Citation

iziko South African Museum, South Africa Shark Collection. AfrOBIS, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa. https://marineinfo.org/id/dataset/1977

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Description

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.

Scope

Themes:

Biology > Fish

Keywords:

Marine/Coastal, Fresh water, Brackish water, Terrestrial, Museum collections, Sharks, EurOBIS calculated BBOX, World Oceans, Pisces

Geographical coverage

EurOBIS calculated BBOX Stations

Bounding Box
Coordinates: MinLong: -42,9167; MinLat: 31,85 - MaxLong: 26,2467; MaxLat: 60,335 [WGS84]

World Oceans [Marine Regions]

Taxonomic coverage

Pisces [WoRMS]

Contributor

iziko South African Museum, data owner

Related datasets

Published in:

AfrOBIS: African Ocean Biodiversity Information System

EurOBIS: European Ocean Biodiversity Information System, more

URLs

Dataset information:

www.iziko.org.za/static/page/marine-vertebrates

Dataset status: In Progress

Data type: Data

Data origin: Museum collection

Metadatarecord created: 2009-06-09

Information last updated: 2013-06-05

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