| FishBase | Complete | Literature | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Families | Species | Families | |||
| Marine | 550 | 112 | No | |||
| Freshwater | 27 | 12 | No | Daget, J., J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 1984 | ||
| Total | 568 | 115 | No | |||
| Conservation | |
| Geography and Climate |
Comoros consists of 3 main islands and several smaller ones, all of volcanic origin. The islands are variable in topography and include heavily forested hilly terrain, plateaus, lava fields and coastal lowlands.
There is a hot humid monsoon season (November to April) and a drier cooler season (May to October). Cyclones and tidal waves are frequent during the summer. Ref. Vanden Bossche, J.-P. and G.M. Bernacsek, 1990 |
| Hydrography |
Lakes: there are two small permanent lakes on Anjouan Island.
Rivers, floodplains and swamps: there are a few short streams.
Reservoirs: there are no impoundments.
Coastal lagoons: there are no coastal lagoons. Ref. Vanden Bossche, J.-P. and G.M. Bernacsek, 1990 |