The largest marine biodiversity hotspot straddles the I ndian and P acific O ceans, driven by
taxa associated with tropical coral reefs. Centred on the I ndo‐A ustralian A rchipelago (IAA) …

Detailed knowledge on connectivity, ie the exchange of marine organisms among
geographically separated populations, is essential for effective marine spatial planning …

The health and functioning of coral reef ecosystems in the Western Indian Ocean are in
decline due to anthropogenic stress, and the rate of decline is set to accelerate. Marine …

Taxonomic nestedness, the degree to which the taxonomic composition of species‐poor
assemblages represents a subset of richer sites, commonly occurs in habitat fragments and …

Emerging global change stressors have underlined the importance of informing
conservation decisions with molecular diversity, particularly including intraspecific adaptive …

The ichthyological provinces of Mozambique are understudied hotspots of global fish
diversity. In this study, we applied DNA barcoding to identify the composition of the fish …

The hound needlefish Tylosurus crocodilus (Belonidae) is a highly demanded fish in the
local markets of Tanzania, but the growing coastal population threatens its sustainability. As …

Aim The unique biodiversity in the Red Sea is the result of complex ecological and
evolutionary processes driven by Pleistocene climatic change. Here we investigate the …

A background study is important for the conservation and stock management of a species.
Terapon jarbua is a coastal Indo-Pacific species, sourced for human consumption. This …

The aim of this study was to demonstrate that fish larvae identified using their COI
sequences offer a unique opportunity for improving the knowledge of local fish richness …