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NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | University of Hawaii | Nautilus E/V | NA154 | ROV | Observation Dates: 2023-09-05 to 2023-09-25

  • Dataset ID: OET_NA154
  • Database Version: 20251001-0
  • Data Provider: NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | University of Hawaii, Deep-sea Animal Research Center
  • Data Contact: Bingo, Sarah |

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: North Pacific
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): Western Pacific
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s): Insular Pacific-Hawaiian
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Hawaii

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: 25.91858
  • Maximum Latitude: 31.22051
  • Minimum Longitude: -179.6574
  • Maximum Longitude: -167.75128

Overview

Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.

  • Number of records: 42,911
  • Number of coral records: 32,887
  • Number of sponge records: 8,909
  • Records with images: 2588
  • Record type(s): video observation
  • Minimum depth (meters): 597
  • Maximum depth (meters): 2,563
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2023 to 2023

Data Set Description: NOTE: This abstract is autogenerated. NA’s indicate null data within the underlying database. This biological occurence dataset was provided by NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | University of Hawaii to NOAA’s Deep-sea Coral Research and Technology Program. Observations were from the vessel(s), Nautilus E/V , using the platform(s): Hercules ROV . Observation dates range from 2023-09-05 to 2023-09-25 . Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: Hawaii; NA . Localities explored include: Papah’naumoku’kea Marine National Monument (PMNM) | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | King George Seamount; Papah’naumoku’kea Marine National Monument (PMNM) | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands; Papah’naumoku’kea Marine National Monument (PMNM) | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | Gambia shoals; Papah’naumoku’kea Marine National Monument (PMNM) | Northwestern Hawaiian Islands | Gardner Pinnacles . Changes to the originally submitted dataset may have been made to conform to the standards of NOAA’s National Database for Deep-sea Corals and Sponges. Please reach out to: Bingo, Sarah | for specific questions about this dataset. Link(s) for more information: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/DARC/ | https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/DARC/ | https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na154

Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | University of Hawaii, Deep-sea Animal Research Center. Observation date range: 2023 to 2023. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Finlayson, Val | Brennan, Mike. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA154. Database version: 20251001-0.

Note: Individual records within a data set may have additional citations in the ‘Citation’ field.

Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
NA154 Nautilus E/V Hercules ROV ROV video observation

Taxonomic Summary

Percent of coral, sponge, and fish records by lowest taxonomic rank.

Corals

Number of coral records: 32,887

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
order 5 %
family 27 %
subfamily 2 %
genus 45 %
species 22 %
NA 0 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 8,909

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 0 %
class 17 %
order 0 %
family 7 %
subfamily 3 %
genus 68 %
subgenus 2 %
species 3 %

Fishes

Number of fish records: 1,115

Taxon rank Percent of all
fish records
order 3 %
family 22 %
subfamily 18 %
genus 20 %
species 15 %
NA 23 %

Coral Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no coral taxa were observed.

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Acanella 125303 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 4
Acanella dispar 286298 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 1
Acanella weberi 286307 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 82
Acanthogorgia 125293 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 143
Acanthogorgiidae 125272 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 554
Alternatipathes 994317 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 2
Alternatipathes venusta 1466703 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 2
Anthomastinae 1510270 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 644
Anthomastus 125285 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 541
Anthomastus tahinodus 286021 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 75
Antipatharia 22549 Antipatharia NA 222
Antipathes sylospongia 1466700 Antipatharia Antipathidae 11
Balticina 146534 Scleralcyonacea Balticinidae 28
Bathygorgia 883738 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 3
Bathypathes 103304 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 689
Bathypathes pseudoalternata 1578714 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 51
Callogorgia 125317 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 168
Callogorgia gilberti 286488 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 3
Calyptrophora 177833 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 286
Calyptrophora alpha 883727 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 15
Calyptrophora angularis 287649 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 260
Calyptrophora wyvillei 287658 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 50
Candidella 125318 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 8
Candidella gigantea 286505 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 544
Caryophyllia 135085 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 939
Caryophylliidae 135073 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 394
Chrysogorgia 125294 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 3626
Chrysogorgia abludo 883734 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 5
Chrysogorgia geniculata 286122 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 698
Chrysogorgia tricaulis 883737 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 10
Chrysogorgiidae 125273 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 80
Cladopathidae 266961 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 4
Coralliidae 125280 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 126
Cupressopathes 267357 Antipatharia Myriopathidae 1
Dendrophylliidae 135074 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 1
Desmophyllum dianthus 135159 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 11
Eguchipsammia 135111 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 1
Eknomisis 759254 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 6
Enallopsammia 135112 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 4
Enallopsammia rostrata 135190 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 1560
Flabellidae 135075 Scleractinia Flabellidae 5
Hemicorallium 718773 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 2510
Hemicorallium ducale 1311247 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 2
Heteropathes 723286 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 1
Hexapathes 267484 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 1
Hydrodendron 117105 Leptothecata Phylactothecidae 5
Hydrodendron gorgonoide 117612 Leptothecata Phylactothecidae 10
Iridogorgia 125295 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 408
Iridogorgia bella 286152 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 428
Iridogorgia magnispiralis 286154 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 428
Isidella trichotoma 286310 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 367
Jasonisis 759256 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 94
Keratoisididae 1544106 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 5945
Kophobelemnon 128492 Scleralcyonacea Kophobelemnidae 18
Leiopathes 103305 Antipatharia Leiopathidae 3
Lillipathes 267553 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 25
Lithoptilum 1769880 Scleralcyonacea Anthoptilidae 26
Madrepora oculata 135209 Scleractinia Madreporidae 86
Malacalcyonacea 1609357 Malacalcyonacea NA 464
Metallogorgia melanotrichos 125355 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1310
Narella 125319 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 305
Narella alata 409567 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 26
Narella bowersi 286512 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 4
Narella dichotoma 286515 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 30
Narella japonensis 409589 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Narella macrocalyx 409566 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 58
Narella merga 1317080 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Narella muzikae 409564 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 4
Narella vermifera 409565 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2
Paracalyptrophora 125320 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 264
Paracalyptrophora hawaiiensis 1288564 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 46
Parachrysogorgia chryseis 1671461 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 97
Parachrysogorgia stellata 1671474 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 6
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1543
Paragorgia arborea 125418 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 96
Parantipathes 103306 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 128
Parastenella 267700 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 460
Pennatula 128495 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 1
Pennatulidae 128484 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 1
Pennatuloidea 1609360 Scleralcyonacea NA 52
Pleurocorallium porcellanum 1311286 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 252
Plexauridae 125277 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 1
Polymyces 267758 Scleractinia Flabellidae 1
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1673
Protoptilum 128498 Scleralcyonacea Protoptilidae 26
Pseudoanthomastus 267770 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 587
Pseudoanthomastus fisheri 724712 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1
Ptilella inflata 1379631 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 64
Radicipes 125297 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 3
Ramuligorgia militaris 1496012 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 72
Rhodaniridogorgia 267808 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 499
Schizopathidae 266964 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 16
Scleractinia 1363 Scleractinia NA 119
Scleralcyonacea 1609355 Scleralcyonacea NA 718
Solanderia 206034 Anthoathecata Solanderiidae 52
Solenosmilia variabilis 135168 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 10
Stauropathes 267854 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 524
Stichopathes 103308 Antipatharia Antipathidae 290
Stylasteridae 22805 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 1
Swiftia 125314 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 358
Telopathes 740050 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 9
Thouarella 125323 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 16
Thouarella (Euthouarella) hilgendorfi 125413 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 124
Tridentisis candelabrum 1767556 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 51
Trissopathes 267926 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 60
Umbellapathes 267936 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 79
Umbellula 1757986 Scleralcyonacea Umbellulidae 50
Victorgorgia alba 1045634 Malacalcyonacea Victorgorgiidae 118

Sponge Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Acanthascus 171966 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 29
Advhena magnifica 1446846 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 13
Amphidiscella 171849 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 82
Amphidiscosida 160632 Amphidiscosida NA 1
Aspidoscopulia 171733 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 37
Atlantisella 171852 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 143
Bathydorus 132123 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 65
Bolosoma 171837 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 171
Bolosominae 171836 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 73
Caulophacus 132112 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 65
Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) 172042 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 5
Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) iocasicus 1636209 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 26
Caulophacus (Caulophacus) 172048 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 26
Caulophacus (Oxydiscus) 172066 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 10
Chonelasma 132102 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 392
Chonelasmatinae 171658 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 4
Cladorhizidae 131644 Poecilosclerida Cladorhizidae 12
Corbitellinae 171848 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 209
Demospongiae 164811 NA NA 290
Dictyaulus 171858 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 32
Euplectellidae 131692 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 118
Euretidae 131688 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 146
Farrea 132107 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 1290
Farreidae 131689 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 72
Geodia 132005 Tetractinellida Geodiidae 16
Geodiidae 131664 Tetractinellida Geodiidae 57
Hertwigia 132115 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 22
Heterorete 171713 Hexasterophora incertae sedis NA 5
Hexactinellida 22612 NA NA 1187
Hyalonema 132096 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 10
Hyalonema (Corynonema) 171415 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 122
Hyalonematidae 131684 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 2
Hyalostylus 171842 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 2
Lefroyella 171715 Sceptrulophora Sceptrulophora incertae sedis 98
Lefroyella ceramensis 171716 Sceptrulophora Sceptrulophora incertae sedis 7
Lophocalyx 171955 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 5
Lyssacinosida 171834 Lyssacinosida NA 8
Periphragella 132105 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 71
Pheronematidae 131685 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 6
Poecillastra 132016 Tetractinellida Vulcanellidae 180
Poecilosclerida 131599 Poecilosclerida NA 7
Poliopogon 171579 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 592
Porifera 558 NA NA 31
Regadrella 132117 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 96
Rossellidae 131694 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 197
Saccocalyx 171844 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 212
Saccocalyx pedunculatus 171845 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 4
Sceptrulophora 605841 Sceptrulophora NA 4
Sclerothamnus 171812 Sceptrulophora Tretodictyidae 69
Semperella 171590 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 3
Stelodoryx 169507 Poecilosclerida Myxillidae 12
Tetractinellida 597812 Tetractinellida NA 8
Tretopleura 171623 Sceptrulophora Uncinateridae 143
Walteria 171883 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 2245
Walteria flemmingii 171884 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 177

Fish Taxa Observed

Note: Nothing will appear here if no fish taxa were observed.

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Acanthonus armatus 158998 Ophidiiformes Acanthonidae 4
Acropomatidae 151434 Acropomatiformes Acropomatidae 1
Actinopterygii 10194 NA NA 252
Aldrovandia 125837 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 24
Alepocephalus 125868 Alepocephaliformes Alepocephalidae 1
Anguilliformes 10295 Anguilliformes NA 20
Antimora microlepis 272460 Gadiformes Moridae 9
Apristurus 105727 Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae 3
Apristurus spongiceps 271352 Carcharhiniformes Pentanchidae 2
Bassozetus 125856 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 5
Bathycongrus 203953 Anguilliformes Congridae 2
Bathygadinae 154231 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Bathypterois atricolor 221394 Aulopiformes Ipnopidae 28
Cataetyx hawaiiensis 272762 Ophidiiformes Bythitidae 18
Cetonurus 125747 Gadiformes Macrouridae 35
Chaunacops coloratus 280133 Lophiiformes Chaunacidae 16
Coelorinchus 268809 Gadiformes Macrouridae 12
Coelorinchus aratrum 280249 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Coelorinchus doryssus 280276 Gadiformes Macrouridae 3
Coelorinchus tokiensis 280349 Gadiformes Macrouridae 8
Congridae 125427 Anguilliformes Congridae 1
Coryphaenoides 125748 Gadiformes Macrouridae 27
Coryphaenoides armatus 158952 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Coryphaenoides longicirrhus 272335 Gadiformes Macrouridae 5
Coryphaenoides longifilis 272336 Gadiformes Macrouridae 3
Cyclothone 126187 Stomiiformes Gonostomatidae 6
Cyema atrum 127164 Anguilliformes Cyematidae 1
Cynoglossidae 125578 Pleuronectiformes Cynoglossidae 1
Diplacanthopoma 158993 Ophidiiformes Bythitidae 5
Etmopteridae 267045 Squaliformes Etmopteridae 23
Etmopterus 105775 Squaliformes Etmopteridae 1
Gadiformes 10313 Gadiformes NA 1
Gadomus 125750 Gadiformes Macrouridae 6
Gonostomatidae 125601 Stomiiformes Gonostomatidae 12
Halosauridae 125500 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 121
Halosaurus 125839 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 20
Halosaurus guentheri 158557 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 2
Hydrolagus 105734 Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae 7
Hydrolagus trolli 271418 Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae 2
Ilyophinae 151826 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 2
Ilyophis 125654 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 8
Ilyophis arx 126324 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 3
Kumba 156705 Gadiformes Macrouridae 6
Laemonema rhodochir 272478 Gadiformes Moridae 28
Lepidion 125768 Gadiformes Moridae 5
Liparidae 234519 Perciformes Liparidae 5
Lophiidae 125493 Lophiiformes Lophiidae 1
Lucigadus 269742 Gadiformes Macrouridae 4
Macrourinae 154232 Gadiformes Macrouridae 198
Malacocephalus 125753 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Malacocephalus boretzi 272390 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Microstomus bathybius 305684 Pleuronectiformes Pleuronectidae 2
Moridae 125474 Gadiformes Moridae 4
Myctophidae 125498 Myctophiformes Myctophidae 2
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus 126634 Myctophiformes Neoscopelidae 5
Nettastoma 125641 Anguilliformes Nettastomatidae 1
Nettastoma parviceps 217557 Anguilliformes Nettastomatidae 3
Nettastomatidae 125433 Anguilliformes Nettastomatidae 2
Nezumia 125754 Gadiformes Macrouridae 4
Nezumia propinqua 217778 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Notacanthiformes 10294 Notacanthiformes NA 1
Notacanthus abbotti 272747 Notacanthiformes Notacanthidae 1
Ophidiidae 125505 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 44
Ophidiiformes 10314 Ophidiiformes NA 4
Porogadus 158774 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 2
Rexea 203973 Scombriformes Gempylidae 2
Ruvettus pretiosus 126867 Scombriformes Gempylidae 2
Sladenia 270919 Lophiiformes Lophiidae 7
Sladenia remiger 282815 Lophiiformes Lophiidae 1
Solocisquama erythrina 282828 Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae 2
Spectrunculus 125865 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 6
Stomiidae 125604 Stomiiformes Stomiidae 1
Stomiiformes 10306 Stomiiformes NA 4
Synaphobranchidae 125436 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 27
Synaphobranchus 125656 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 1
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis 221388 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 15
Typhlonus nasus 158777 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 1
Ventrifossa 158746 Gadiformes Macrouridae 17

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