New Reef Fish Species from Indonesia recorded

Article Directory - A total of 25 new species of reef fishes included in the book Reef Fishes of the East Indies, written by a marine biology researcher, Gerald R Allen and Mark V Erdmann. Among the 25 species, one of which is a kind of fairy basslet Pseudanthias mica originating from Indonesian seas.

Species of fish is a favorite of Erdmann, a researcher from Conservation International. The name "mica" in the species was taken from the name Erdmann own daughter.

"Fairy basslet, although it has a close kinship with the grouper, are plankton eaters are usually found in the group amounted to tens or hundreds, and the males have bright pastel colors," Erdmann said as quoted by National Geographic, Thursday (06/28/2012).

Pseudanthias mica is a fraction of the effort over the past 60 years to record the species present in Indonesia and surrounding waters. In the book Reef Fishes of the East Indies, contained approximately 2500 species.

Data collection efforts are not without purpose. With a record of coral diversity in the Coral Triangle region, the South China Sea and the Andaman Sea, Erdman hope the government gives [rioritaskan area as a conservation area.

"When we talked on komunotas, we often explain that this area is a plant species, and noted the need to maintain the plant to keep running," said Erdmann.

Besides Pseudanthias mica, other new species of fish are also found in Indonesia is the kind of clingfish Aspasmichthys alorensis. This species is found in the area of ​​Alor.