@article{fdi:010061572, title = {{C}hecklist of the shore and epipelagic fishes of {T}onga}, author = {{R}andall, {J}.{E}. and {W}illiams, {J}.{T}. and {S}mith, {D}.{G}. and {K}ulbicki, {M}ichel and {M}ou-{T}ham, {G}{\'e}rard and {L}abrosse, {P}. and {K}ronen, {M}. and {C}lua, {E}. and {M}ann, {B}.{S}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{A} checklist is given below of 1162 species of shore and epipelagic fishes belonging to 111 families that occur in the islands of {T}onga, {S}outh {P}acifie {O}cean; 40 of these are epipelagic species. {A}s might be expected, the fish fauna of {T}onga is most similar to those of {S}amoa and {F}iji; at least 658 species of the fishes found in {T}onga are also known from {F}iji and the islands of {S}amoa. {T}welve species of shore fishes are presently known only from {T}onga. {S}pecimens of {T}ongan fishes are housed mainly in the fish collections of the {N}ational {M}useum of{N}atural {H}istory, {W}ashington {D}.{C}.; {B}ernice {P}. {B}ishop {M}useum, {H}onolulu; {M}useum {N}ational d'{H}istoire {N}aturelle, {P}aris; and the {A}ustralian {M}useum, {S}ydney. {N}ative {T}ongan names offishes, when known, are presented afterspecies names.}, keywords = {{POISSON} {MARIN} ; {INVENTAIRE} {FAUNISTIQUE} ; {NOM} {VERNACULAIRE} ; {NOM} {SCIENTIFIQUE} ; {ZONE} {COTIERE} ; {TONGA}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}toll {R}esearch {B}ulletin}, numero = {502}, pages = {35}, ISSN = {0077-5630}, year = {2003}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061572}, }