NOAA’s National Database for Deep-Sea Corals and Sponges: Data Set Dashboard (Cruise)

NOAA Deep Sea Coral Research and Technology Program (DSCRTP)

Report last ran on 2026-04-16

Go back to data set index page: LINK

Please send feedback if you notice any problems with this data set.

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | University of Hawaii | Nautilus E/V | NA165 | ROV | Observation Dates: 2024-09-04 to 2024-09-24

  • Dataset ID: OET_NA165
  • Database Version: 20260416-1
  • Data Provider: NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | University of Hawaii
  • Data Contact: Bingo, Sarah |

Locator Map

Geographic Range

  • Ocean: South Pacific
  • Fishery Management Council Region(s): Western Pacific
  • Large Marine Ecosystem(s):
  • Marine Ecoregion(s): Samoa Islands

Bounding box

Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326

  • Minimum Latitude: -16.26262
  • Maximum Latitude: -14.05607
  • Minimum Longitude: -170.7511
  • Maximum Longitude: -166.15189

Overview

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

  • Number of records: 7,643
  • Number of coral records: 4,493
  • Number of sponge records: 1,702
  • Records with images: 1005
  • Record type(s): video observation
  • Minimum depth (meters): 151
  • Maximum depth (meters): 3,006
  • 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 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 2024-09-04 to 2024-09-24 . Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: Samoa Islands; NA . Localities explored include: American Samoa | Tutuila Island | unnamed ridge; American Samoa | Horseshoe Crater | Manu’a Ridge; American Samoa | Vailulu’u Seamount | Eastern ridge; American Samoa | southeastern corner of American Samoa Exclusive Economic Zone | Unnamed seamount | Western Ridge; American Samoa | south of Muliava Unit boundary of National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa | unnamed seamount | western slope; American Samoa | south of Muliava Unit boundary of National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa | unnamed seamount | western slope and summit; American Samoa | Vailulu’u Seamount | Eastern caldera rim vents; American Samoa | Vailulu’u Seamount | Western caldera | Nafanua Cone; American Samoa | Muliava Unit of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa | Malulu Seamount; American Samoa | Muliava Unit of the National Marine Sanctuary of American Samoa | Malulu Seamount southern side; American Samoa | Vailulu’u Seamount | outside summit caldera; American Samoa | Northeast Bank; American Samoa | Tulaga seamount; American Samoa | South Bank . 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/na165 Data attribution statement: This research used data collected by E/V Nautilus expedition NA165, which was supported by NOAA Ocean Exploration, NOAA Uncrewed Systems Operation Center, and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management via the Ocean Exploration Cooperative Institute NA19OAR4320072, and executed under permit NMSAS-2024-003 authorized by the NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, and permit 2024-003 authorized by the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources of American Samoa. Special thanks to the captain and crew of E/V Nautilus, the Nautilus Corps of Exploration, the Ocean Exploration Trust, and all that supported the expedition from shore.

Collection methodogy details:

See link for methods.
Link: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/DARC/ | https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na165

Data Set Level Citation

NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | University of Hawaii. 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: Sowers, Derek | Soule, Adam | Brown, Val. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA165. Database version: 20260416-1.

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

Expedition Details

SurveyID Vessel VehicleName SamplingEquipment RecordType
NA165 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: 4,493

Taxon rank Percent of all
coral records
order 7 %
family 21 %
subfamily 18 %
genus 43 %
species 12 %
NA 0 %

Sponges

Number of sponge records: 1,702

Taxon rank Percent of all
sponge records
phylum 3 %
class 11 %
order 2 %
family 6 %
subfamily 1 %
genus 75 %
subgenus 0 %
species 1 %

Fishes

Number of fish records: 1,448

Taxon rank Percent of all
fish records
order 5 %
suborder 0 %
family 14 %
subfamily 0 %
genus 48 %
species 5 %
NA 28 %

Coral Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Acanella 125303 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 4
Acanthogorgia 125293 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 22
Acanthogorgiidae 125272 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 78
Alcyoniidae 125269 Malacalcyonacea Alcyoniidae 5
Anthomastinae 1510270 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 819
Antipatharia 22549 Antipatharia NA 25
Antipathes 103302 Antipatharia Antipathidae 3
Antipathes sylospongia 1466700 Antipatharia Antipathidae 1
Asteriopathes 267240 Antipatharia Aphanipathidae 1
Astrogorgia 267242 Malacalcyonacea Astrogorgiidae 1
Astrogorgiidae 1749531 Malacalcyonacea Astrogorgiidae 2
Bathypathes 103304 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 66
Callogorgia 125317 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 1
Calyptrophora 177833 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 2
Candidella gigantea 286505 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 9
Chrysogorgia 125294 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 675
Chrysogorgia geniculata 286122 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 61
Chrysogorgiidae 125273 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 6
Cirrhipathes 204279 Antipatharia Antipathidae 4
Crypthelia 117241 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 3
Cupressopathes 267357 Antipatharia Myriopathidae 35
Dendronephthya 206503 Malacalcyonacea Nephtheidae 9
Dendrophyllia 135110 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 139
Dendrophylliidae 135074 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 76
Desmophyllum 135093 Scleractinia Caryophylliidae 4
Eknomisis 759254 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 2
Ellisellidae 125274 Scleralcyonacea Ellisellidae 6
Enallopsammia 135112 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 218
Enallopsammia rostrata 135190 Scleractinia Dendrophylliidae 67
Funiculina 128490 Scleralcyonacea Funiculinidae 7
Hemicorallium 718773 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 116
Hydrodendron 117105 Leptothecata Phylactothecidae 1
Iciligorgia 267499 Malacalcyonacea Melithaeidae 2
Iridogorgia 125295 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 21
Iridogorgia magnispiralis 286154 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 103
Iridogorgia superba 1476377 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Jasonisis 759256 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 11
Keratoisididae 1544106 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 503
Leptoseris 206048 Scleractinia Agariciidae 7
Lillipathes 267553 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 3
Lithoptilum 1769880 Scleralcyonacea Anthoptilidae 10
Madrepora 135123 Scleractinia Madreporidae 1
Madrepora oculata 135209 Scleractinia Madreporidae 1
Malacalcyonacea 1609357 Malacalcyonacea NA 18
Metallogorgia melanotrichos 125355 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Narella 125319 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 35
Neoacis 1665601 Malacalcyonacea Acanthogorgiidae 81
Neoanthomastus 1845628 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 4
Neoanthomastus tahinodus 1845639 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 3
Nephtheidae 146762 Malacalcyonacea Nephtheidae 11
Nicella 125299 Scleralcyonacea Ellisellidae 1
Nidaliidae 196169 Malacalcyonacea Nidaliidae 9
Oculinidae 135078 Scleractinia Oculinidae 3
Pacifiphyton 267666 Malacalcyonacea Nephtheidae 2
Paracalyptrophora 125320 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 6
Parachrysogorgia chryseis 1671461 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 23
Parachrysogorgia stellata 1671474 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 1
Paragorgia 125326 Scleralcyonacea Coralliidae 60
Parantipathes 103306 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 36
Parasphaerasclera 743777 Scleralcyonacea Parasphaerascleridae 18
Pennatula 128495 Scleralcyonacea Pennatulidae 22
Pennatuloidea 1609360 Scleralcyonacea NA 1
Plexauridae 125277 Malacalcyonacea Plexauridae 24
Polymyces 267758 Scleractinia Flabellidae 5
Primnoidae 125278 Scleralcyonacea Primnoidae 187
Ramuligorgia militaris 1496012 Scleralcyonacea Chrysogorgiidae 245
Schizopathidae 266964 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 3
Scleractinia 1363 Scleractinia NA 264
Scleralcyonacea 1609355 Scleralcyonacea NA 6
Scleronephthya 205324 Malacalcyonacea Nephtheidae 1
Stauropathes 267854 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 1
Stichopathes 103308 Antipatharia Antipathidae 89
Stylaster 117246 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 131
Stylasteridae 22805 Anthoathecata Stylasteridae 17
Tridentisis candelabrum 1767556 Scleralcyonacea Keratoisididae 2
Trissopathes 267926 Antipatharia Cladopathidae 15
Umbellapathes 267936 Antipatharia Schizopathidae 14
Umbellula 1757986 Scleralcyonacea Umbellulidae 3
Victorgorgia 267946 Malacalcyonacea Victorgorgiidae 20

Sponge Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Abyssocladia 184559 Poecilosclerida Cladorhizidae 119
Acanthascus 171966 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 1
Advhena magnifica 1446846 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 1
Amphidiscella 171849 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 1
Aspidoscopulia 171733 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 5
Bolosoma 171837 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 485
Bolosominae 171836 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 12
Caulophacus 132112 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 98
Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) 172042 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 1
Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) iocasicus 1636209 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 2
Caulophacus (Caulophacus) 172048 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 2
Chonelasma 132102 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 5
Cladorhizidae 131644 Poecilosclerida Cladorhizidae 70
Corallistidae 131679 Tetractinellida Corallistidae 1
Corbitellinae 171848 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 5
Demospongiae 164811 NA NA 60
Dictyaulus 171858 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 1
Euplectellidae 131692 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 4
Euretidae 131688 Sceptrulophora Euretidae 1
Euryplegma 171611 Lyssacinosida Aulocalycidae 92
Farrea 132107 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 110
Farreidae 131689 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 8
Hexactinellida 22612 NA NA 135
Hyalonema (Corynonema) 171415 Amphidiscosida Hyalonematidae 4
Ijimalophus 1423588 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 7
Ijimalophus hawaiicus 1424919 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 1
Lonchiphora 171779 Sceptrulophora Farreidae 8
Lyssacinosida 171834 Lyssacinosida NA 34
Pheronematidae 131685 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 17
Pheronemoides crustiformis 1391643 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 2
Poliopogon 171579 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 267
Porifera 558 NA NA 47
Regadrella 132117 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 9
Rossellidae 131694 Lyssacinosida Rossellidae 6
Saccocalyx 171844 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 9
Sceptrulophora 605841 Sceptrulophora NA 2
Semperella 171590 Amphidiscosida Pheronematidae 9
Tretopleura 171623 Sceptrulophora Uncinateridae 31
Walteria 171883 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 26
Walteria flemmingii 171884 Lyssacinosida Euplectellidae 4

Fish Taxa Observed

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

ScientificName AphiaID Order Family Records
Actinopterygii 10194 NA NA 410
Aldrovandia 125837 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 5
Anguilliformes 10295 Anguilliformes NA 68
Antigonia 126242 Acanthuriformes Antigoniidae 9
Araiophos eastropas 279678 Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae 2
Bassozetus 125856 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 1
Bathycongrus 203953 Anguilliformes Congridae 99
Bathyphylax 205145 Tetraodontiformes Triacanthodidae 3
Bembradium 268530 Perciformes Bembridae 5
Bembradium roseum 279893 Perciformes Bembridae 1
Beryx 125700 Beryciformes Berycidae 4
Carangidae 125523 Carangiformes Carangidae 2
Cataetyx 125849 Ophidiiformes Bythitidae 1
Chaetodontidae 125528 Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae 1
Chaunacops 268725 Lophiiformes Chaunacidae 1
Chaunacops coloratus 280133 Lophiiformes Chaunacidae 4
Chaunax 125796 Lophiiformes Chaunacidae 5
Chaunax reticulatus 835041 Lophiiformes Chaunacidae 1
Chaunax umbrinus 217857 Lophiiformes Chaunacidae 1
Chlorophthalmus 125664 Aulopiformes Chlorophthalmidae 340
Chrionema 268761 Perciformes Bembropidae 1
Coelorinchus 268809 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Congridae 125427 Anguilliformes Congridae 29
Cookeolus japonicus 127003 Eupercaria incertae sedis Priacanthidae 3
Coryphaenoides longicirrhus 272335 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Cyclothone 126187 Stomiiformes Gonostomatidae 7
Cyttomimus 268935 Zeiformes Zeniontidae 3
Cyttopsinae 267162 Zeiformes Parazenidae 2
Diplacanthopoma 158993 Ophidiiformes Bythitidae 1
Dysommina 158662 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 87
Epigonus 125967 Acropomatiformes Epigonidae 31
Etelis 159788 Eupercaria incertae sedis Lutjanidae 7
Etelis coruscans 212544 Eupercaria incertae sedis Lutjanidae 3
Gempylidae 125536 Scombriformes Gempylidae 4
Gonostomatidae 125601 Stomiiformes Gonostomatidae 5
Gymnothorax berndti 271824 Anguilliformes Muraenidae 1
Halieutaea 206650 Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae 4
Halieutopsis 206334 Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae 1
Halimochirurgus alcocki 280983 Tetraodontiformes Triacanthodidae 1
Halosauridae 125500 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 38
Halosaurus 125839 Notacanthiformes Halosauridae 1
Holocentridae 125458 Holocentriformes Holocentridae 1
Hoplichthys 205533 Perciformes Hoplichthyidae 2
Hydrolagus 105734 Chimaeriformes Chimaeridae 1
Kumba 156705 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Laemonema 125767 Gadiformes Moridae 1
Lepidion 125768 Gadiformes Moridae 1
Lophiodes 205817 Lophiiformes Lophiidae 4
Lucigadus 269742 Gadiformes Macrouridae 8
Lutjanidae 151453 Eupercaria incertae sedis Lutjanidae 2
Macrouridae 125471 Gadiformes Macrouridae 55
Macrourinae 154232 Gadiformes Macrouridae 3
Malacocephalus 125753 Gadiformes Macrouridae 3
Malthopsis mitrigera 220352 Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae 2
Mola mola 127405 Tetraodontiformes Molidae 2
Myctophidae 125498 Myctophiformes Myctophidae 4
Nemichthyidae 125432 Anguilliformes Nemichthyidae 1
Neomerinthe 159553 Perciformes Scorpaenidae 2
Neoniphon aurolineatus 217930 Holocentriformes Holocentridae 1
Nezumia 125754 Gadiformes Macrouridae 2
Nezumia bairdii 183289 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Odontanthias 205290 Perciformes Anthiadidae 2
Odontanthias tapui 344679 Perciformes Anthiadidae 15
Ophidiidae 125505 Ophidiiformes Ophidiidae 11
Paralepididae 125447 Aulopiformes Paralepididae 1
Parascombrops 1043466 Acropomatiformes Synagropidae 10
Plesiobatis daviesi 220089 Myliobatiformes Plesiobatidae 3
Polymixia 126134 Polymixiiformes Polymixiidae 3
Pontinus rhodochrous 274692 Perciformes Scorpaenidae 1
Pristilepis oligolepis 217938 Holocentriformes Holocentridae 8
Pristipomoides argyrogrammicus 218510 Eupercaria incertae sedis Lutjanidae 3
Randallichthys filamentosus 282547 Eupercaria incertae sedis Lutjanidae 3
Rexea 203973 Scombriformes Gempylidae 3
Roa excelsa 321097 Acanthuriformes Chaetodontidae 1
Saloptia powelli 282656 Perciformes Epinephelidae 3
Scorpaenidae 125595 Perciformes Scorpaenidae 16
Scorpaenodes 126172 Perciformes Scorpaenidae 2
Scorpaenoidei 154247 Perciformes NA 2
Seriola 125944 Carangiformes Carangidae 1
Sladenia 270919 Lophiiformes Lophiidae 3
Solocisquama erythrina 282828 Lophiiformes Ogcocephalidae 2
Sphagemacrurus gibber 272439 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1
Sphyraena 126084 Carangaria incertae sedis Sphyraenidae 1
Sternoptychidae 125603 Stomiiformes Sternoptychidae 1
Stethopristes eos 282885 Zeiformes Parazenidae 1
Stomiiformes 10306 Stomiiformes NA 1
Symphurus 126113 Pleuronectiformes Cynoglossidae 4
Synagrops 159583 Acropomatiformes Synagropidae 17
Synaphobranchidae 125436 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 27
Synaphobranchus 125656 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 5
Synaphobranchus brevidorsalis 221388 Anguilliformes Synaphobranchidae 1
Taractichthys steindachneri 221420 Scombriformes Bramidae 1
Trachichthyidae 125459 Trachichthyiformes Trachichthyidae 1
Ventrifossa 158746 Gadiformes Macrouridae 1

Please send feedback if you notice any problems with this data set.

Go back to data set index page: LINK