Inventory of Fish Home Fish Sea cucumbers Molluscs Crustaceans Sponges Soft corals Fish are the most species-rich group of vertebrates and constitute a keystone in present-day monitoring of environmental health of marine ecosystems. Nevertheless, fish species worldwide are under threat and suffer from over -exploitation with considerable impact on human health. It becomes more important than ever to know how many species are present in an ecosystem so as to understand and conserve species diversity. The MOI undertook an inventory of fish in the waters of Mauritius using both morphological data and DNA-based technique. Search by: DNA    Click here or Scientific name: Order Family Subfamily Genus Species       or Common name: Local English French             Photo gallery