Table II in AfriBasins: a new framework in FishBase for the analysis of African fresh and brackish water fish distributions, with a discussion on the Congo basin fauna

Table II. – AfriBasin size, species and endemics per AfriBasin and different proxies of sampling effort based on 42022 georeferenced records from the RMCA fish collection and GBIF.
SubbasinSize (km 2)SpeciesSpecies / 1000 km 2EndemicsEndemics / 1000 km 2RecordsRecords / 1000 km 2Sampling localitiesSampling loc. / 1000 km 2Sampling daysSampling days / 1000 km 2ExpeditionsExpeditions / 1000 km 2Middle Congo750003444.5930.04362248.291722.294956.601542.05Kasai2900002590.89230.0816305.621210.422390.821380.48Pool Malebo950025426.74101.054455468.9510110.6351854.5320021.05Ubangi2400002481.03190.0817057.101190.501640.68610.25Lower Congo500002484.96531.06223344.662645.283667.321312.62Lualaba3230002470.76180.06435413.483881.206452.002260.70Aruwimi1275002331.83120.09145511.411501.182131.67690.54Ruki1770002311.3190.05221112.49810.463281.851030.58Itimbiri550002284.1540.07154828.15260.471081.96500.91Upper Lualaba1440002191.52280.19344923.953712.586444.471601.11Sangha1800002151.1980.04201211.181811.011951.08720.40Uélé1220001951.6070.0611049.05850.701841.51830.68Lindi-Tshopo540001823.3710.0293117.24861.591282.37470.87Lomami740001812.4510.017389.971512.041612.18440.59Marine Lower Congo1000016416.4080.801421142.1010410.4019219.2012312.30Mweru940001631.73290.31337635.913273.485696.051551.65Léfini-Likouala1100001401.27100.09227820.711281.161951.77500.45Sankuru1300001190.92100.086595.07330.25800.62340.26Tumba650011016.9230.4635754.92121.856710.31233.54Bangweulu1100001030.9410.01132512.051721.561901.73700.64Kwilu85000861.0150.061301.53190.22340.40260.31Kwango195000840.43100.052991.53240.12330.17180.09Mai-Ndombe40000721.8080.20892.23270.68160.40250.63Lukenie76500510.6720.032753.59180.24320.42210.27Mongala45000410.9100932.0790.20170.38140.31Lulonga67000200.3000801.19130.19170.25120.18Kotto71000190.2710.011261.77150.21120.17160.23Bomu130000140.1110.01670.52110.08140.1190.07