How many species of shore fishes are there in the Tropical Eastern Pacific?
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Despite the recent renewal of debate and speculation (May, 1990; Erwin, 1983, 1991; Gaston, 1991a; Ødegaard, 2000), biologists seem far from providing an acceptable answer to the basic question of how many species there are on the Earth. Knowledge of the richness and composition of the world’s biota is fundamental for both theoretical and practical reasons. Departamento de Biologı́a, Universidad del Valle, Apartado Aéreo 25360, Cali, Colombia, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Panamá
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