| FishBase | Complete | Literature | Reference | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Families | Species | Families | |||
| Marine | 49 | 23 | No | 115 | 187 % | Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1997 |
| Freshwater | No | |||||
| Total | 49 | 23 | No | 115 | 88 % | Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1997 |
| Conservation | |
| Geography and Climate |
Most isolated shoaling reef in the Indo-Pacific tropics, and possibly a stepping stone between eastern and western Pacific faunas. The tiny island is roughly circular with a maximum diameter of 4 km, consisting of a narrow, unbroken ring of land around a central lagoon. Ref. Allen, G.R. and D.R. Robertson, 1997 |
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