According to the most recent statistics from Academia Sinica's Research Center for Biodiversity, there are over 3000 fish species in Taiwanese waters, making up around one tenth of the global total. And new species are being discovered almost every week, indicating that there are still new marine environments waiting to be explored.
根據中研院生物多樣性研究中心最新統計，台灣魚類超過 3,000 種，為世界魚種的十分之一，而且幾乎每週都有「新朋友」報到，顯示其中還有許多尚待探索的處女地。