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NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | University of Hawaii Deepsea Animal Research Center | Nautilus E/V | NA163 | ROV | Observation Dates: 2024-07-22 to 2024-07-23

  • Dataset ID: OET_NA163
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • 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: 21.27772
  • Maximum Latitude: 21.28966
  • Minimum Longitude: -157.53483
  • Maximum Longitude: -157.52388

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 1,566
  • Number of coral records: 1,023
  • Number of sponge records: 338
  • Records with images: 91
  • Record type(s): video observation
  • Minimum depth (meters): 400
  • Maximum depth (meters): 525
  • Number of records flagged as <50 meters depth: 0
  • Time frame: 2024 to 2024

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 Deepsea Animal Research Center 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 2024-07-22 to 2024-07-23 . Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: Hawaii . Localities explored include: Main Hawaiian Islands | Oahu Island | South . 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/na163

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/DARC/ | https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na163

Data Set Level Citation

NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | University of Hawaii, Deep-sea Animal Research Center. Observation date range: 2024 to 2024. Coral or sponge occurrence observations submitted to the NOAA National Database for Deep Sea Corals and Sponges (www.deepseacoraldata.noaa.gov). Principal investigator: Auscavich, Steve | Pockalny, Robert. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA163. Database version: 20260416-1.

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Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
NA163 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: 1,023

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
order 3 %
family 12 %
genus 34 %
species 51 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 338

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 2 %
class 75 %
genus 23 %

Fishes

Number of fish records: 205

Taxon rank Percent of all
fish records
order 0 %
family 4 %
subfamily 4 %
genus 56 %
species 26 %
NA 10 %

Coral Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Acanella dispar 286298 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 12
Acanthogorgia 125293 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 71
Acanthogorgiidae 125272 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 82
Anthomastus 125285 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 3
Antipatharia 22549 Antipatharia NA 31
Bathypathes 103304 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 7
Calibelemnon symmetricum 288080 Scleralcyonacea Scleroptilidae 68
Chrysogorgia 125294 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 24
Chrysopathes 267316 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 34
Dendropathes 267376 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 5
Dendropathes bacotaylorae 289796 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 52
Enallopsammia 135112 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 146
Enallopsammia rostrata 135190 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 238
Eunicella 125301 Malacalcyonacea Eunicellidae 46
Hemicorallium 718773 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 4
Hemicorallium laauense 1311253 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 139
Keratoisididae 1544106 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 34
Kulamanamana haumeaae 715097 Zoantharia Parazoanthidae 5
Leiopathes 103305 Antipatharia Leiopathidae 1
Madrepora oculata 135209 Scleractinia Madreporidae 3
Muriceides 125310 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 4
Narella 125319 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2
Paracalyptrophora hawaiiensis 1288564 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 1
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 7
Ptilella inflata 1379631 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 2
Schizopathidae 266964 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Bolosoma 171837 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 5
Demospongiae 164811 NA NA 239
Hexactinellida 22612 NA NA 16
Poecillastra 132016 Tetractinellida Vulcanellidae 65
Porifera 558 NA NA 6
Regadrella 132117 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 7

Fish Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Actinopterygii 10194 NA NA 20
Anguilliformes 10295 Anguilliformes NA 1
Bathycongrus 203953 Anguilliformes Congridae 1
Chlorophthalmus 125664 Aulopiformes Chlorophthalmidae 63
Chrionema chryseres 280176 Perciformes Bembropidae 4
Coelorinchus 268809 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Coelorinchus tokiensis 280349 Gadiformes Macrouridae 3
Epigonus 125967 Acropomatiformes Epigonidae 2
Hollardia goslinei 281083 Tetraodontiformes Triacanthodidae 9
Laemonema rhodochir 272478 Gadiformes Moridae 5
Macrourinae 154232 Gadiformes Macrouridae 8
Malacocephalus 125753 Gadiformes Macrouridae 13
Malacocephalus boretzi 272390 Gadiformes Macrouridae 22
Neoscopelus macrolepidotus 126634 Myctophiformes Neoscopelidae 1
Ogcocephalidae 125495 Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae 2
Parascombrops 1043466 Acropomatiformes Synagropidae 12
Plesiobatis daviesi 220089 Myliobatiformes Plesiobatidae 1
Polymixia 126134 Polymixiiformes Polymixiidae 15
Scalicus engyceros 1020525 Perciformes Peristediidae 1
Scorpaenidae 125595 Perciformes Scorpaenidae 6
Sladenia 270919 Lophiiformes Lophiidae 7
Sladenia remiger 282815 Lophiiformes Lophiidae 2
Squalus hawaiiensis 1320613 Squaliformes Squalidae 1
Stethopristes eos 282885 Zeiformes Parazenidae 4

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