Abstract
The research results in the field survey from March, 2011 to October, 2015 of Research Institute for Marine Fisheries (RIMF) presented an overall picture of the marine species diversity in coral reef ecosystems and other coastal areas surrounding Tho Chau archipelago, Kien Giang province. A total of 1,101 marine species were identified, including 161 species of phytoplankton; 75 species of zooplankton; 57 species of seaweed; 6 species of seagrass; 11 species of mangrove plant; 147 species of coral (131 species of hard coral, 16 species of soft coral); 261 species of coral reef fish; and 383 species of zoobenthos (223 species of mollusca, 77 species of echinodermata, 59 species of arthropoda, 24 species of annelida). These research results provided an important scientific foundation for management, conservation and development of marine resources in this area.
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