Document of dataset 1977

Dataset record

Type
Dataset
title in English
iziko South African Museum - Shark collection
Abstract in English
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.
License
https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html
bibliographicCitation
iziko South African Museum, South Africa Shark Collection. AfrOBIS, South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa.
Release date
May 29 2009 12:00AM

Geographical coverage

Spatial
World Oceans

Thesaurus terms

Keyword
Bio-geographical regions
Biota
Environment
Geoscientific Information
Habitats and biotopes
Metadata non conformant
Metadata not evaluated
Museum collections
No limitations to public access
Oceans
Sea regions
Sharks
WGS84 (EPSG:4326)
XYZ ASCII

Themes

theme
Biology > Fish

Taxonomic terms

Taxon keywords
Pisces

Ownerships

contributor
iziko South African Museum

Dataset references

record
African Ocean Biodiversity Information System
record
European Ocean Biodiversity Information System

Special collections

part of special collection
available through EurOBIS
EMODNET
Marine Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning

Document metadata

date created
2009-06-09
date modified
2025-03-26