How many species live in The Houtman Abrolhos reef?
Houtman Abrolhos
The Houtman Abrolhos is unusual in having a luxuriant and diverse living coral reef at such a high latitude. 194 species in 50 genera have been recorded there,[60] all but two of which are tropical. This is a surprisingly high coral diversity, considering the high latitude of the reef, and the relatively low diversity of other biota.[60] For a full list, see list of corals of the Houtman Abrolhos.
Houtman Abrolhos
Pomacentrus milleri (Miller's damsel) Scarus schlegeli (Schlegel's parrotfish) Stethojulis strigiventer (stripebelly wrasse) Coris auricularis (western king wrasse) Kyphosus cornelii (western buffalo bream) Choerodon rubescens (baldchin groper) Chromis westaustralis (West Australian puller) Thalassoma lutescens (green moon wrasse) Scarus ghobban (blue-barred orange parrotfish) Abudefduf sexfasciatus (scissortail sergeant) Thalassoma lunare (moon wrasse) Stegastes obreptus (western gregory) Halichoeres brownfieldi (Brownfield's wrasse) Amblygobius phalaena (white-barred goby) Asterropteryx semipunctatus (starry goby) Anampses geographicus (scribbled wrasse)