Record No.
MRB-2026-006879
World's highest reef fish biodiversity per site
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Timor-Leste
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Record Description
A 2016 Conservation International survey of Atauro Island's reefs recorded an average of 253 fish species per site, the highest average reef fish biodiversity ever documented anywhere in the world.
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