Fish Fauna Additions for Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, Southwest Pacific

New fish records are reported for subtropical Lord Howe Island (34 species) and Norfolk Island (35 species). The new records increase the known coastal fish faunas to 433 species at Lord Howe Island and 254 at Norfolk Island. This dataset record is provided by Parks Australia to highlight research relevant to Australian Marine Parks.

Use Cases

• Update species checklists for marine conservation areas based on new records.
• Analyze biogeographic patterns of tropical species in subtropical waters based on species counts.
• Support biodiversity monitoring and management for Australian Marine Parks based on reported fauna totals.

Strengths

• Provides specific counts of new species records: 34 for Lord Howe Island and 35 for Norfolk Island.
• Updates total known coastal fish fauna to concrete numbers: 433 species at Lord Howe and 254 at Norfolk.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to data_gov_au, focusing on specific island locations.

Provenance

Source

Parks Australia, referencing a source publication.

Collection Method

Likely contains scientific survey records, as implied by the description of new fish records.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-15 02:11:18.206392; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island, Southwest Pacific Ocean.