Eight New Reef Fish Found off Indonesia's Bali

Posted by forbisnis On 10 July 2011 0 komentar

Indonesia - the international scientific defense showed eight new species of reef fish, and fresh eel and the Indonesian island of Bali.Novy girl, in a small colorful fish and coral in all areas to help them appear bright, but played an important role in the ecosystem of coral reefs.

"We had the sea trials of 33 places in Bali island, we found that 952 reef fish species. And we found eight new species of them," a senior advisory Nydeck Mark Erdman said.

The study was conducted in north-eastern coast of the island known for diving Tulamben famous tourist site and entertainment, and Nusa Dua, Pemuteran and Gili Manuk, a depth of 10-70 meters (11 -77 feet).

Erdman said the new species have been identified, but they are born Siphamia Heteroconger, Apogon, Parapercis, Meiacanthus, Mano and Pseudochromis Grallenia Tees nich. Looking at the sea for two weeks ended Wednesday, the group founded a new type of Euphyllia or a bubble coral.

Indonesia is a vast archipelago of 17,000 islands make up the so-called Coral Triangle, an area rich in marine biodiversity is essential to the health of the seas and the global food supply, is the tomb of Liberty in Tulamben U.S. military transport ship, a submarine torpedo in Japan in 1942