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Reef fishes of the Bird’s Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia

Author(s) -

Gerald R. Allen,

Mark V. Erdmann

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

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Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.276

H-Index - 22

ISSN - 1809-127X

DOI - 10.15560/5.3.587

Subject(s) - peninsula , coral reef , reef , geography , bay , checklist , new guinea , endemism , fishery , raja , coral , ecology , oceanography , biology , geology , archaeology , paleontology , ethnology , history

A checklist of shallow (to 60 m depth) reef fishes is provided for the Bird’s Head Peninsula region of West Papua, Indonesia. The area, which occupies the extreme western end of New Guinea, contains the world’s most diverse assemblage of coral reef fishes. The current checklist, which includes both historical records and recent survey results, includes 1,511 species in 451 genera and 111 families. Respective species totals for the three main coral reef areas — Raja Ampat Islands, Fakfak-Kaimana coast, and Cenderawasih Bay — are 1320, 995, and 877. In addition to its extraordinary species diversity, the region exhibits a remarkable level of endemism considering its relatively small area. A total of 26 species in 14 families are currently considered to be confined to the region.

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