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pical northeastern shores. From central Polynesia (Fiji-Samoa) half of 

 the 68 recorded species belong to one family, the Eunicidae. 



For this study it was necessary to assemble the distribution records 

 from more than 200 publications dealing with the Indo-Pacific region. 

 The distributions of a total of 212 papers and monographs have been 

 listed. Unfortunately 32 papers were not available. Most of these dealt 

 with the East Indian region and the information for this area is incom- 

 plete as is that for northern Japan. There are also minor deficiencies 

 for the information from Hawaii and the Philippines. For the other 

 areas the information is more or less complete, and it is felt that the 

 deficiencies do not detract from the general picture. 



For the purpose of this study the Indo-Pacific has been divided 

 into the following 24 areas: 



1. The Red Sea. 



2. The Arabian Sea. 



3. Ceylon. 



4. The Bay of Bengal. 



5. The Malay Archipelago. The group of islands extending from 



the Malay Peninsula to New Guinea, excluding the Philip- 

 pines. 



6. The Philippines. 



7. The South China Sea, 



8. Southern Japan, from Formosa to 36 °N. on the oceanic side of 



, Japan. 



9. Northern Japan, including the Sea of Japan. 



10. The Hawaiian Islands. 



11. Micronesia-Melanesia. The tropical Pacific Islands north of 10°S. 



12. Central Polynesia. The Fijian and Samoan Islands. 



13. Eastern Polynesia. The Pacific Islands east of 165°W. 



14. The Kermadec Islands. 



15. Northern New Zealand. The New Zealand shores north of East 



Cape. 



16. Southern New Zealand. 



17. New Caledonia. 



18. Southern Australia, from 37°27'S. on the east coast to Kangaroo 



Island, including Tasmania. 



19. Eastern Australia. The east coast from 26 °S. to 37°20'S. 



20. Northeastern Australia, from 26 °S. to Torres Strait. 



21. Northwestern Australia, from Torres Strait to 28°47'S. 



22. Southwestern Australia, from 28°47'S. to Kangaroo Island. 



23. The Indian Ocean. 



24. Kerguelen. 



