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- Title
Unique fish assemblages at world's southernmost oceanic coral reefs, Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs, Tasman Sea, Australia.
- Authors
Hobbs, J.-P. A.; Choat, J. H.; Robbins, W. D.; van Herwerden, L.; Feary, D. A.; Ayling, A. M.
- Abstract
The article reports on the assemblage of unusual fish fauna at Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs in Tasman Sea. Based on underwater surveys, the fish assemblage of tropical, temperate, and endemic species is produced by the combination of geographic location, isolation, and the convergence of tropical and temperate waters. The accumulation of reef fish is distinguish by the numerical dominance of two large predators, the black cod and the Galapagos shark, and the abundance of large temperate herbivorous fishes, particularly the sawtail surgeonfish and Pacific drummer.
- Subjects
TASMAN Sea; CORAL reef fishes; MARINE fishes; REEF fishes; SABLEFISH; SURGEONFISHES; SPECIES diversity; MARINE biodiversity; SURVEYS
- Publication
Coral Reefs, 2008, Vol 27, Issue 1, p15
- ISSN
0722-4028
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00338-007-0301-3