Survey of the Aquatic Fauna of the Kimberley Islands and Reefs, Western Australia.

Eight scientific staff of the Western Australian and Northern Territory Museums completed a survey of 37 marine, five freshwater and two terrestrial stations in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Habitats were sampled for a variety of invertebrate taxa and for fish. This report includes species inventories for most of the taxa sampled. More than 170 species of hard corals, 82 species of echinoderms, 317 species of molluscs, 139 species of decapod crustaceans, 49 species of barnacles, 67 species and higher taxa of polychaete worms and 324 species of fishes were recorded. The Kimberley has quite a high diversity of marine habitats which are dominated by the effects of strong tidal currents and high turbidity resulting in a relatively low faunal diversity. Comments are included on future management options for Kimberley marine ecosystems.西澳大利亚博物馆与北领地博物馆的八名科研人员，对西澳大利亚州金伯利地区开展了科考调查，共设置37个海洋采样点、5个淡水采样点与2个陆地采样点。本次调查针对各类无脊椎动物类群及鱼类的栖息生境进行了采样。本报告收录了本次采样中绝大多数类群的物种名录，共记录到170余种硬珊瑚、82种棘皮动物、317种软体动物、139种十足目甲壳动物、49种藤壶、67个物种及更高阶类群的多毛类蠕虫，以及324种鱼类。金伯利地区海洋栖息生境类型丰富，但受强潮流与高浊度影响，区域动物群落多样性相对偏低。本报告同时针对金伯利海洋生态系统的未来管理方案给出了相关评述。