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NOAA, Office of Ocean Exploration and Research | University of Hawaii, Deep-sea Animal Research Center | Nautilus E/V | NA168 | ROV | Observation Dates: 2024-11-11 to 2024-11-20
- Dataset ID: OET_NA168
- 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 | sarahr6@hawaii.edu
Locator Map
Geographic Range
- Ocean: North Pacific
- Fishery Management Council Region(s):
- Large Marine Ecosystem(s):
- Marine Ecoregion(s): West Caroline Islands
Bounding box
Coordinates are in WGS 84: EPSG:4326
- Minimum Latitude: 3.48804
- Maximum Latitude: 7.67073
- Minimum Longitude: 130.77044
- Maximum Longitude: 133.80254
Overview
Note: The numbers below only reflect published records. Additional records may be retained by the Program for further review.
- Number of records: 16,037
- Number of coral records: 9,556
- Number of sponge records: 5,519
- Records with images: 791
- Record type(s): video observation
- Minimum depth (meters): 529
- Maximum depth (meters): 3,008
- 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, Deep-sea 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 2024-11-11 to 2024-11-20 . Marine Ecoregions of the World (MEOW) explored include: West Caroline Islands . Localities explored include: Palau | Unnamed Seamount West of Babeldaob; Palau | Palau National Marine Sanctuary | Unnamed Seamount Southeast of Merir; Palau | Palau National Marine Sanctuary | Unnamed Seamount North of Tobi; Palau | Palau National Marine Sanctuary | Unnamed Seamount West of Pulo Anna . 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 | sarahr6@hawaii.edu for specific questions about this dataset. Link(s) for more information: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/DARC/ | https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na168
Collection methodogy details:
See link for methods.
Link: https://www.soest.hawaii.edu/DARC/ | https://nautiluslive.org/cruise/na168
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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: Drazen, Jeff | Wagner, Daniel | Kennedy, Brian | Otto, Ikelau. DSCRTP Dataset ID: OET_NA168. Database version: 20260416-1.
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Expedition Details
| SurveyID | Vessel | VehicleName | SamplingEquipment | RecordType |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NA168 | 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: 9,556
| Taxon rank | Percent of all coral records |
|---|---|
| order | 6 % |
| family | 36 % |
| subfamily | 2 % |
| genus | 42 % |
| species | 13 % |
| NA | 0 % |
Sponges
Number of sponge records: 5,519
| Taxon rank | Percent of all sponge records |
|---|---|
| phylum | 6 % |
| class | 32 % |
| order | 1 % |
| family | 7 % |
| subfamily | 1 % |
| genus | 52 % |
| subgenus | 0 % |
| species | 2 % |
Fishes
Number of fish records: 962
| Taxon rank | Percent of all fish records |
|---|---|
| order | 2 % |
| family | 28 % |
| subfamily | 2 % |
| genus | 53 % |
| species | 3 % |
| NA | 12 % |
Coral Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no coral taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthogorgia | 125293 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 13 |
| Acanthogorgiidae | 125272 | Malacalcyonacea | Acanthogorgiidae | 838 |
| Adinisis | 1595366 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 1 |
| Alternatipathes | 994317 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 10 |
| Anthomastinae | 1510270 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 207 |
| Anthomastus | 125285 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 9 |
| Anthomastus tahinodus | 286021 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 12 |
| Antipatharia | 22549 | Antipatharia | NA | 41 |
| Antipathes sylospongia | 1466700 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 6 |
| Balticina | 146534 | Scleralcyonacea | Balticinidae | 9 |
| Bathypathes | 103304 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 669 |
| Bathypathes pseudoalternata | 1578714 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 1 |
| Callogorgia | 125317 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 11 |
| Calyptrophora | 177833 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 439 |
| Calyptrophora angularis | 287649 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 95 |
| Caryophyllia | 135085 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 11 |
| Caryophylliidae | 135073 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 1 |
| Chrysogorgia | 125294 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 444 |
| Chrysogorgia geniculata | 286122 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 30 |
| Chrysogorgiidae | 125273 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 2 |
| Cladopathidae | 266961 | Antipatharia | Cladopathidae | 10 |
| Clavularia | 125286 | Malacalcyonacea | Clavulariidae | 21 |
| Crypthelia | 117241 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 16 |
| Cupressopathes | 267357 | Antipatharia | Myriopathidae | 25 |
| Dendropathes | 267376 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 1 |
| Dendrophylliidae | 135074 | Scleractinia | Dendrophylliidae | 117 |
| Eguchipsammia | 135111 | Scleractinia | Dendrophylliidae | 40 |
| Enallopsammia rostrata | 135190 | Scleractinia | Dendrophylliidae | 583 |
| Funiculina | 128490 | Scleralcyonacea | Funiculinidae | 6 |
| Gersemia | 146953 | Malacalcyonacea | Alcyoniidae | 3 |
| Hemicorallium | 718773 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 745 |
| Heteropathes | 723286 | Antipatharia | Cladopathidae | 98 |
| Hydrodendron gorgonoide | 117612 | Leptothecata | Phylactothecidae | 1 |
| Iridogorgia | 125295 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 15 |
| Iridogorgia bella | 286152 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 3 |
| Iridogorgia magnispiralis | 286154 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 32 |
| Jasonisis | 759256 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 4 |
| Keratoisididae | 1544106 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 769 |
| Kophobelemnon | 128492 | Scleralcyonacea | Kophobelemnidae | 3 |
| Leiopathes | 103305 | Antipatharia | Leiopathidae | 12 |
| Lepidopora | 117243 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 1 |
| Lillipathes | 267553 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 2 |
| Lithoptilum | 1769880 | Scleralcyonacea | Anthoptilidae | 57 |
| Madrepora | 135123 | Scleractinia | Madreporidae | 2 |
| Madrepora oculata | 135209 | Scleractinia | Madreporidae | 44 |
| Malacalcyonacea | 1609357 | Malacalcyonacea | NA | 51 |
| Metallogorgia | 125296 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Metallogorgia melanotrichos | 125355 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 251 |
| Narella | 125319 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 186 |
| Narella alata | 409567 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Narella dichotoma | 286515 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1 |
| Narella macrocalyx | 409566 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 2 |
| Orstomisis | 267656 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 9 |
| Paracalyptrophora | 125320 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 159 |
| Parachrysogorgia chryseis | 1671461 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 11 |
| Paragorgia | 125326 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 79 |
| Parantipathes | 103306 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 139 |
| Pennatula | 128495 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 4 |
| Pennatuloidea | 1609360 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 2 |
| Pleurocorallium porcellanum | 1311286 | Scleralcyonacea | Coralliidae | 24 |
| Plumarella | 177839 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 2 |
| Polymyces | 267758 | Scleractinia | Flabellidae | 8 |
| Primnoidae | 125278 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 1677 |
| Protoptilum | 128498 | Scleralcyonacea | Protoptilidae | 3 |
| Ptilella inflata | 1379631 | Scleralcyonacea | Pennatulidae | 7 |
| Ramuligorgia militaris | 1496012 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 26 |
| Rhodaniridogorgia | 267808 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 5 |
| Rhodaniridogorgia superba | 290986 | Scleralcyonacea | Chrysogorgiidae | 1 |
| Schizopathes | 103307 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 1 |
| Schizopathidae | 266964 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 1 |
| Scleractinia | 1363 | Scleractinia | NA | 522 |
| Scleralcyonacea | 1609355 | Scleralcyonacea | NA | 1 |
| Solanderia | 206034 | Anthoathecata | Solanderiidae | 4 |
| Solenosmilia variabilis | 135168 | Scleractinia | Caryophylliidae | 1 |
| Stauropathes | 267854 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 159 |
| Stichopathes | 103308 | Antipatharia | Antipathidae | 240 |
| Stylasteridae | 22805 | Anthoathecata | Stylasteridae | 43 |
| Swiftia | 125314 | Malacalcyonacea | Plexauridae | 16 |
| Thouarella | 125323 | Scleralcyonacea | Primnoidae | 25 |
| Tridentisis candelabrum | 1767556 | Scleralcyonacea | Keratoisididae | 6 |
| Trissopathes | 267926 | Antipatharia | Cladopathidae | 135 |
| Umbellapathes | 267936 | Antipatharia | Schizopathidae | 86 |
| Umbellula | 1757986 | Scleralcyonacea | Umbellulidae | 36 |
| Victorgorgia | 267946 | Malacalcyonacea | Victorgorgiidae | 23 |
| Victorgorgia alba | 1045634 | Malacalcyonacea | Victorgorgiidae | 149 |
Sponge Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no sponge taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthascus | 171966 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 504 |
| Amphidiscella | 171849 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 13 |
| Asbestopluma | 131893 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 2 |
| Atlantisella | 171852 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 14 |
| Auloplacidae | 581295 | Sceptrulophora | Auloplacidae | 1 |
| Auloplax | 132109 | Sceptrulophora | Auloplacidae | 83 |
| Bathydorus | 132123 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 12 |
| Bolosoma | 171837 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 108 |
| Bolosominae | 171836 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 11 |
| Caulophacus | 132112 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 49 |
| Caulophacus (Caulodiscus) iocasicus | 1636209 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 1 |
| Caulophacus (Caulophacus) | 172048 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 2 |
| Caulophacus (Oxydiscus) | 172066 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 1 |
| Chonelasma | 132102 | Sceptrulophora | Euretidae | 162 |
| Cladorhizidae | 131644 | Poecilosclerida | Cladorhizidae | 8 |
| Corallistes | 132080 | Tetractinellida | Corallistidae | 67 |
| Corallistidae | 131679 | Tetractinellida | Corallistidae | 32 |
| Corbitellinae | 171848 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 25 |
| Demospongiae | 164811 | NA | NA | 1323 |
| Dictyaulus | 171858 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 1 |
| Euplectella | 132114 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 5 |
| Euplectellidae | 131692 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 14 |
| Euplectellinae | 171888 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 1 |
| Euretidae | 131688 | Sceptrulophora | Euretidae | 12 |
| Farrea | 132107 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 682 |
| Farreidae | 131689 | Sceptrulophora | Farreidae | 237 |
| Geodia | 132005 | Tetractinellida | Geodiidae | 6 |
| Gymnorete | 171711 | Sceptrulophora | Euretidae | 25 |
| Hexactinellida | 22612 | NA | NA | 422 |
| Hyalonema | 132096 | Amphidiscosida | Hyalonematidae | 58 |
| Hyalonema (Corynonema) | 171415 | Amphidiscosida | Hyalonematidae | 11 |
| Hyalonematidae | 131684 | Amphidiscosida | Hyalonematidae | 2 |
| Ijimalophus hawaiicus | 1424919 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 5 |
| Lefroyella | 171715 | Sceptrulophora | Sceptrulophora incertae sedis | 1 |
| Lophocalyx | 171955 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 1 |
| Periphragella | 132105 | Sceptrulophora | Euretidae | 1 |
| Pheronematidae | 131685 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 38 |
| Pheronemoides | 1042343 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 165 |
| Pheronemoides crustiformis | 1391643 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 21 |
| Poecillastra | 132016 | Tetractinellida | Vulcanellidae | 325 |
| Poliopogon | 171579 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 66 |
| Polymastia | 132046 | Polymastiida | Polymastiidae | 1 |
| Porifera | 558 | NA | NA | 328 |
| Regadrella | 132117 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 275 |
| Rossellidae | 131694 | Lyssacinosida | Rossellidae | 24 |
| Saccocalyx | 171844 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 79 |
| Saccocalyx pedunculatus | 171845 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 2 |
| Sceptrulophora | 605841 | Sceptrulophora | NA | 9 |
| Sclerothamnopsis | 171809 | Sceptrulophora | Tretodictyidae | 1 |
| Sclerothamnus | 171812 | Sceptrulophora | Tretodictyidae | 53 |
| Semperella | 171590 | Amphidiscosida | Pheronematidae | 26 |
| Tetractinellida | 597812 | Tetractinellida | NA | 30 |
| Tretopleura | 171623 | Sceptrulophora | Uncinateridae | 73 |
| Walteria | 171883 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 37 |
| Walteria flemmingii | 171884 | Lyssacinosida | Euplectellidae | 64 |
Fish Taxa Observed
Note: Nothing will appear here if no fish taxa were observed.
| ScientificName | AphiaID | Order | Family | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acanthonus armatus | 158998 | Ophidiiformes | Acanthonidae | 11 |
| Actinopterygii | 10194 | NA | NA | 114 |
| Aldrovandia | 125837 | Notacanthiformes | Halosauridae | 19 |
| Alepocephalidae | 125507 | Alepocephaliformes | Alepocephalidae | 2 |
| Anguilliformes | 10295 | Anguilliformes | NA | 20 |
| Asthenomacrurus | 268416 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 1 |
| Barathrites | 125855 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 2 |
| Bassogigas | 159061 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 3 |
| Bassozetus | 125856 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 32 |
| Bathycongrus | 203953 | Anguilliformes | Congridae | 11 |
| Bathygadinae | 154231 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 6 |
| Bathygadus | 125745 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 1 |
| Bathypterois atricolor | 221394 | Aulopiformes | Ipnopidae | 10 |
| Bathysaurus mollis | 126370 | Aulopiformes | Bathysauridae | 1 |
| Beryx | 125700 | Beryciformes | Berycidae | 7 |
| Cepolidae | 125527 | Eupercaria incertae sedis | Cepolidae | 1 |
| Chauliodus | 126205 | Stomiiformes | Stomiidae | 2 |
| Chaunacops coloratus | 280133 | Lophiiformes | Chaunacidae | 1 |
| Chaunax reticulatus | 835041 | Lophiiformes | Chaunacidae | 1 |
| Coelorinchus | 268809 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 6 |
| Congridae | 125427 | Anguilliformes | Congridae | 7 |
| Coryphaenoides | 125748 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 5 |
| Coryphaenoides longicirrhus | 272335 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 2 |
| Coryphaenoides rudis | 272350 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 1 |
| Cyclothone | 126187 | Stomiiformes | Gonostomatidae | 33 |
| Cynoglossidae | 125578 | Pleuronectiformes | Cynoglossidae | 1 |
| Diplacanthopoma | 158993 | Ophidiiformes | Bythitidae | 6 |
| Epigonus | 125967 | Acropomatiformes | Epigonidae | 38 |
| Etmopteridae | 267045 | Squaliformes | Etmopteridae | 1 |
| Etmopterus | 105775 | Squaliformes | Etmopteridae | 1 |
| Gadomus | 125750 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 22 |
| Gonostomatidae | 125601 | Stomiiformes | Gonostomatidae | 3 |
| Halosauridae | 125500 | Notacanthiformes | Halosauridae | 32 |
| Halosaurus | 125839 | Notacanthiformes | Halosauridae | 2 |
| Hoplostethus | 125706 | Trachichthyiformes | Trachichthyidae | 3 |
| Ilyophis | 125654 | Anguilliformes | Synaphobranchidae | 1 |
| Ipnops | 158865 | Aulopiformes | Ipnopidae | 4 |
| Laemonema rhodochir | 272478 | Gadiformes | Moridae | 1 |
| Lamprogrammus | 125861 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 1 |
| Macrouridae | 125471 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 115 |
| Macrourinae | 154232 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 10 |
| Malacocephalus | 125753 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 1 |
| Melamphaidae | 125599 | Beryciformes | Melamphaidae | 1 |
| Monomitopus | 125862 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 7 |
| Myctophidae | 125498 | Myctophiformes | Myctophidae | 2 |
| Neocyttus | 126247 | Zeiformes | Oreosomatidae | 217 |
| Neoscopelus | 125835 | Myctophiformes | Neoscopelidae | 7 |
| Nettastoma | 125641 | Anguilliformes | Nettastomatidae | 2 |
| Nezumia | 125754 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 3 |
| Ogcocephalidae | 125495 | Lophiiformes | Ogcocephalidae | 2 |
| Ophichthidae | 125434 | Anguilliformes | Ophichthidae | 3 |
| Ophidiidae | 125505 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 65 |
| Ophidiiformes | 10314 | Ophidiiformes | NA | 3 |
| Plesiobatis daviesi | 220089 | Myliobatiformes | Plesiobatidae | 3 |
| Porogadus | 158774 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 3 |
| Pseudocetonurus | 270578 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 1 |
| Pseudonezumia | 125756 | Gadiformes | Macrouridae | 10 |
| Pycnocraspedum | 204022 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 9 |
| Rhynchactis microthrix | 282609 | Lophiiformes | Gigantactinidae | 1 |
| Serrivomer | 125650 | Anguilliformes | Serrivomeridae | 2 |
| Spectrunculus | 125865 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 3 |
| Sternoptychidae | 125603 | Stomiiformes | Sternoptychidae | 4 |
| Stomiidae | 125604 | Stomiiformes | Stomiidae | 1 |
| Symphurus | 126113 | Pleuronectiformes | Cynoglossidae | 5 |
| Synaphobranchidae | 125436 | Anguilliformes | Synaphobranchidae | 25 |
| Synaphobranchus | 125656 | Anguilliformes | Synaphobranchidae | 40 |
| Tenuicephalus | 1577301 | Ophidiiformes | Ophidiidae | 2 |
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