Reef fishes of the Bird’s Head Peninsula, West Papua, Indonesia
By Gerald R. Allen, M. Erdmann. 2009
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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.
Subfields: Aquatic Science, Molecular Biology, Nature and Landscape Conservation
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- Patterns of Symbiodinium distribution in three giant clam species across the biodiverse Bird’s Head region of Indonesia (2012, background): “The present study was conducted in the Bird’s Head region of eastern Indonesia because this region is a biodiversity hot spot in the Coral Triangle (Allen & Erdmann 2009, Veron et al. 2009) and is the focus of multiple conservation efforts by local government and international non-profit organizatio”
- Marine fish diversity: history of knowledge and discovery (Pisces) (2010, background): “Authors differ as to whether the so - called center of origin of coral reef species is the Philippines ( Carpenter & Springer 2005 ) or West Papua , Indonesia ( Allen & Erdmann 2009 ) .”
- Marine shelf habitat: biogeography and evolution (2013, background): “…for high species diversity for many years, Allen & Adrim (2003) and Allen (2008) were the first to examine fish diversity patterns within the CT, with subsequent updates by Allen & Erdmann (2009) Journal of Biogeography 40, 1023–1035 ª 2013 Blackwell Publishing Ltd 1026 and Fraser & Allen (2011).”