Ichthyological Research and Biodiversity of Marine Fishes in Indonesia

Abstract A brief review of ichthyological research and compiled results about the records of fishes from Indonesian waters are presented. A total of 4,954 species in 324 families of fishes are currently known from the area. Over of half of the total number specimen collected were represented by the families of Pomacentridae, Labridae, Gobiidae, Apogonidae, Chaetodontidae, Serranidae, Acanthuridae, Lutjanidae, Carangidae, and Scaridae. These families comprise about 48.9% of the total species reported. The Ichthyofauna is dominated by reef-associated fishes and pelagic or benthic fishes inhabiting offshore habitats. The highest number of fish species was found to present around Sulawesi Island.