@article{oai:ir.kagoshima-u.ac.jp:00016464,
 author = {LIMMON, V. Gino and RIJOLY, Frederik and KHOUW, S. Abraham and MANUPUTTY, D. Gratia and PATTIKAWA, A. Jesaya},
 journal = {南太平洋海域調査研究報告, Occasional papers},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {Located in the heart of world’s coral triangle, Maluku seas were estimated to harbor around 1,500 species of fish, which make Maluku seas one of the highest in fish diversity. However, the data to support this claim is not yet available. In this report, we focused our research on the diversity of grouper (family Serranidae, subfamily Epinephelinae) that have the highest economic value and usually exported to various countries around the world. Our preliminary research on diversity of groupers landed at fish market around Ambon Island showed astonishing result. We identified 36 species of groupers that belong to 9 genera. Importantly, two of the species Epinephelus ergastularius Whitley 1930 and Saloptia powelli Smith 1964 were never reported to be found in Indonesia and can be potentially be declared as a new record. Furthermore, there is one species Cephalopholis igarashiensis Katayama 1957 that has been found in North Sulawesi but never reported to be found in Maluku waters. The mitochondrial DNA of the above mentioned species are being sequenced and will be reported in a separated report. Our results will have a great contribution in building a new database on the diversity of fish in Maluku and will provide new information to revise the geographical distribution of groupers.},
 pages = {23--29},
 title = {The Diversity of Grouper (Epinephelinae) in Ambon Island, Maluku, Indonesia},
 volume = {58},
 year = {2017}
}