Monday, April 28, 2008

It's complete!

Done! 273 species represented in 293 panels. This represents the minimum number of fish species in TARP and will, I hope, be a helpful start for anyone wanting to identify fish here. It is a much smaller list than could be encountered in a standard photo guide on reef fish, covering as they may, an area like the whole of the tropical Pacific.

It is also notable that a fair number of species here are only represented in one of at least two forms (e.g. Juvenile but not Adult). It is unlikely that TARP is devoid of Adults in those cases (indeed in some, the Juvenile or Initial phase has not yet been encountered by me with a camera), but the many pressures on TARP (see TARP Watch) could plausibly be reducing the number of Adults significantly which is sad and a worry.

I look forward to adding to the 'wall' in due course, and making amendments where necessary.

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