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Thematic : Coral Reef
Language : English
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1. Distribution patterns of 3919 species of Indo-Pacific reef fishes were analysed using GIS
mapping software for the purpose of conservation prioritization of extraordinary high
concentrations (‘hotspots’) of diversity and endemism.
2. Megadiversity countries with more than 1000 coral reef species include Indonesia, Australia,
Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Malaysia, Japan, Taiwan, Solomon Islands, Palau, Vanuatu, Fiji,
New Caledonia, and the Federated States of Micronesia.
3. The richest area for reef fishes is the renowned Coral Triangle, which includes eastern Indonesia,
Sabah (Malaysia), Philippines, Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. The highest
concentration of species within this region extends from south-eastern Indonesia to the central
Philippines.
4. Occupying only 3% of the surface area of the tropical Indo-west and central Pacific, the heart of
the Coral Triangle contains 52% of its total species.
5. The top-ranked areas based on percentage of endemism are Easter Island, Baja California,
Hawaiian Islands, Galapagos Islands, Red Sea, Clipperton Island, Marquesas, Isla del Coco,
Mascarene Islands, and Oman.
6. The highest concentration of endemics per unit area occurs at remote south-eastern Polynesian
and eastern Pacific islands including Clipperton, Isla del Coco, Easter, Rapa, and the Pitcairn
Group.
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Keywords : Pithecheirops otion
Encoded by : Pauline Carmel Joy Eje