Pacific faunal region
Pacific faunal region
[pə′sif·ik ′fȯn·əl ‚rē·jən] (ecology)
A marine littoral faunal region including offshore waters west of Central America, running from the coast of South America at about 5° south latitude to the southern tip of California.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.