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Biogeography of near-shore reef fishes in northern New Zealand
F.J.
Brook
Department of Conservation
Author
P.O. Box 842
Whangarei
NZ
Kevin
Mackay
NIWA
Marine Data Manager
Private Bag 14-901
Kilbirnie
Wellington
6241
NZ
http://www.niwa.co.nz
2019-02-16
eng
Species composition and richness of near-shore reef fish faunas around
northern New Zealand were examined at different spatial scales. This comparison
indicated a primary subdivision of faunas into three regional biogeographic groups: western North Island coast; north-eastern North Island coast and offshore islands; and Three Kings Islands. The western North Island reef fish fauna had low species richness, a predominance of widespread species over warm temperate species, and lacked subtropical and tropical species. North-eastern North Island and Three Kings faunas were richer, and incorporated mixes of widespread, warm temperate, subtropical, and rare tropical fish. Some frequent north-eastern North Island species were absent or rare in the Three Kings fauna; conversely, some species that were frequent at the Three Kings, including the restricted endemic Odax cyanoallix, were rare on the north-eastern North Island coast. The reef fish fauna of north-eastern Northland was further subdivided into three ecological-biogeographic subgroups, representing species assemblages of: headlands and islands strongly influenced by oceanic watermasses; open coasts predominantly influenced by coastal watermasses; and harbours and sheltered bays. Overall species richness and numbers of subtropical-tropical species were highest in the first subgroup, intermediate in the second, and lowest in the last-mentioned. The species assemblages of harbours and sheltered bays in north-eastern Northland had similar composition and richness to harbour and exposed open coast assemblages in western Northland.
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F.J.
Brook
Department of Conservation
Author
P.O. Box 842
Whangarei
NZ
http://www.doc.govt.nz/
2015-09-27T11:52:30.784+13:00
dataset
F. J. Brook (2002). Data from: Biogeography of near‐shore reef fishes in northern New Zealand. Southwestern OBIS, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA), Wellington, New Zealand, 4370 records, Online http://nzobisipt.niwa.co.nz/resource.do?r=nearshorereeffishes released on September 28, 2015.
F. J. Brook (2002) Biogeography of near‐shore reef fishes in northern New Zealand, Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 32:2, 243-274, DOI: 10.1080/03014223.2002.9517694
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