New records of marine fishes illustrate the biogeographic importance of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
Christmas Island is situated in the tropical eastern Indian Ocean on a biogeographic border where Indian and Pacific Ocean faunas meet. Detailed field studies in 2004, 2007 and 2008, of the island’s fish fauna revealed 30 new records from 15 families. For six families (Dasyatidae, Chanidae, Bramidae...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Magnolia Press
2010
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| Online Access: | http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/16911/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25482 |