Bab 2.pmd

Preliminary note is given of the presence of 20 gammaridean and 1 caprellidean amphipod species in shallow waters in the vicinity of Pulau Redang. Some of these entities can only be tentatively identified at present, but definitive records are established for Byblis pilosa (Imbach), Cymadusa vadosa (Imbach), Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana), and Urothoe gelasina (Imbach). Much work needs to be done in the South China Sea before amphipod biodiversity can be properly assessed and understood.