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The Andaman & Nicobar Islands comprise more than 500 islands, islets and rock outcrops, emerged in the eastern region of Bay of Bengal. They lie between 6°45'N and 13°42'N lat. and between 92°12'E and 93°57'E long. These islands are well known to support one of the richest coral formations in the Indo-Pacific region. The reefs of these islands are of fringing type. At present, due to extensive damage of the habitats, the coral ...
A Field Guide to the Fishes of Acanthuridae (Surgeonfishes) and Siganidae (Rabbitfishes) of Andaman & Nicobar Islands
The Andaman and Nicobar Islands with extensive fringing reefs offer an ideal habitat for a large number of fish species comprising commercial, ornamental, poisonous and venomous nature. Several recent taxonomic studies revealed the existence of more than 1200 species of marine fishes around A & N Islands (Talwar, 1990; Kamla Devi, 1991; Dorairaj et.al., 1994; Rao et. al., 2000). The occurrence of large number of fish species, high dependency of local ...