New records of marine fishes illustrate the biogeographic importance of Christmas Island, Indian Ocean

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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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Main Authors:	Hobbs, Jean-Paul, Ayling, A., Choat, J., Gilligan, J., McDonald, C., Neilson, J., Newman, S.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Magnolia Press 2010
Online Access:	http://researchonline.jcu.edu.au/16911/ http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/25482

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