A Preliminary Study on the Diversity of Fish Species and Marine Fish Faunas of the South China Sea

作     者：MA. Caihua YOU Kui ZHANG Meizhao LI Fengqi CHEN Dagang 

作者机构：College of Environmental Science and Engineering Ocean University of China Qingdao 266071 P. R. China College of Fisheries Ocean University of China Qingdao 266003 P. R. China 

出 版 物：《Journal of Ocean University of China》 (中国海洋大学学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2008年第7卷第2期

页      面：210-214页

学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 07[理学] 071002[理学-动物学] 

基　　金：supported financially by projects of the National Science Foundation of China and School of Economics of Shandong Province 

主　　题：fish fauna biodiversity cluster analysis marine environment the South China Sea 

摘      要：There are 3048 species of fish occurring in the China Seas （CS）, of which at least 2321 species are found in the South China Sea （SCS）, belonging to 35 orders, 236 families and 822 genera. The fish species diversity is analyzed in this paper based on biogeography, biostatistics, fishing methods, etc. It is found that the regional environment, especially biological factors, plays an important role in the distribution of faunas, and there are two fish faunas in the SCS, one in the north and another in the center and south. This regional division is of value for sustainable fishery production and eiTlcient management of fishery resources.