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Checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia, and their distribution in the Southwest Pacific Ocean (Pisces): Fishes Checklist

A checklist of the fishes of New Caledonia is presented. A total of 2328 species in 246 families have been recorded from the region. Eight of these species are not native, but have been introduced. Five fish families are represented only by introduced species. The native fish fauna of New Caledonia therefore consists of 2320 species in 241 families. The largest families are the Gobiidae, Labridae, Pomacentridae, Serranidae, Apogonidae, Blenniidae, Macrouridae, Myctophidae and Muraenidae. The freshwater fish fauna is dominated by the families Gobiidae, Eleotridae, Anguillidae and Mugilidae. A total of 61 species represent new records from New Caledonia.

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Source http://www.gbif.org/dataset/038b9c13-f1ad-49e0-aeea-4458e0b6dcbe
Last Updated August 20, 2024, 13:26 (UTC)
Created August 20, 2024, 13:26 (UTC)
Dataset type OCCURRENCE
Source DarwinCore Archive https://ipt.obis.org/secretariat/archive.do?r=new-caledonia-fricke-2011
GBIF UUID 038b9c13-f1ad-49e0-aeea-4458e0b6dcbe
Administrative contact OBIS Secretariat - Secretariat - helpdesk@obis.org
Metadata author Chandra Earl - eDNA Scientific Officer - c.earl@unesco.org