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Diversity in the Dutch Caribbean

Michiel Oversteegen and Gerard van Buurt and Marion Haarsma

State of affairs

9.354 Species occurring in Dutch Caribbean, of which
5.215 marine
4.262 terrestrial/freshwater/brackish water
536 introduced species
  • Islands
    Species per island
    2.376 Aruba
    2.667 (Klein) Bonaire
    4.954 (Klein) Curaçao
    2.113 Saba
    839 Saba Bank
    2.872 St. Eustatius
    2.351 St. Maarten
  • Dutch names
    880 Dutch names
  • English names
    5.640 English names
  • Papiamento names
    2.789 Papiamento names
  • Literature references
    1.423 Literature references
  • Photographers
    68 Photographers
  • (Sub)species with photos
    1.280 (Sub)species with photos
  • Photos
    5.497 Photos
  • Identification specialists
    81 Identification specialists

Recently added picture

Antennarius multiocellatus
Antennarius multiocellatus
  • Photographer Cassandra Neal
  • Picture date 26 February 2023
  • Validator Floris Bennema
  • Location Bonaire