An updated checklist of fishes of Dongsha Island, Taiwan, northern South China Sea.

ABSTRACT: Dongsha Island, situated in the northern part of the South China Sea, is surrounded by coral reefs and deep-sea habitats. The coastal areas of the atoll, a marine protected area, serve as important nursery habitats for many reef fish species. At the same time, the offshore deep-sea continental slopes are historically important fishing grounds. Although previous inventories primarily focused on coral reef fishes within the atoll listing 652 species from 73 families, comprehensive surveys of fishes from deeper waters have been incomplete. In this study, the species composition of the fish fauna around Dongsha was updated by analyzing large volumes of frozen bycatch from commercial deep-sea trawlers operating in the area for the past four years and reviewing the existing literature. The speci

SUBMITTER: Ng SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11650212 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature