scholarly journals Habitat as a surrogate measure of reef fish diversity in the zoning of the Lord Howe Island Marine Park, Australia

2008 ◽  
Vol 353 ◽  
pp. 265-273 ◽  
Author(s):  
MJ Lindsay ◽  
HM Patterson ◽  
SE Swearer
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
Surrogate Measure

scholarly journals SUMBER DAYA IKAN KARANG DI TAMAN WISATA ALAM GILI MATRA, LOMBOK BARAT

2017 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
Isa Nagib Edrus ◽  
Sasanti Retno Suharti
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Fish Length ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Fish Resources ◽  
Parupeneus Multifasciatus ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
Target Fish ◽  
Mulloidichthys Flavolineatus ◽  
Scarus Ghobban

Keanekaragaman dan kelimpahan ikan karang adalah indikator yang baik untuk menilai secara dini adanya dampak pada ekosistem terumbu karang dari sebab kegiatan manusia yang tinggal di sekitar Taman Wisata Alam Laut. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengindentifikasi sumber daya ikan karang yang ditinjau dari sisi keanekaragaman jenis, kepadatan individu, komposisi dan biomassa ikan karang dari kelompok fungsional ikan karang. Penelitian dilakukan pada September 2014 dengan metode sensus visual bawah air. Berat ikan didapat dengan cara mensubsitusikan panjang ikan ke rumus panjang berat (W= aXb). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa terdapat sedikitnya 27 spesies ikan indikator dan 84 spesies ikan target dari 16 famili. Kelompok ikan herbivora dijumpai 36 spesies dari 3 famili, ikan karnivora dijumpai 43 spesies dari 10 famili dan ikan planktivora 5 spesies dari 3 famili. Urutan dari 10 terbesar ikan karang yang dijumpai terdiri dari Ctenochaetus striatus (13 ekor/350m2), Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (10,25 ekor/350m2), Acanthurus olivaceus (8,4 ekor/350m2), Parupeneus multifasciatus (6,5 ekor/350m2), Myripristis kuntee (5,5 ekor/350m2), Kyphosus cinerascens (5,25 ekor/350m2), Lutjanus kasmira (5,13 ekor/350m2), Acanthurus leucocheilus (4,9 ekor/350m2), Scarus ghobban (4,6 ekor/350m2), Parupeneus bifasciatus (4,6 ekor/350m2). Rata-rata kelimpahan ikan karang tertinggi 0,46 individu/m2 dan terendah 0,06 individu/m2. Rata-rata biomassa ikan karang 81,2 kg/350m2 dan terendah 4,69 kg/350m2. Ikan karang target tersedia 1.126 kg per hektar. Reef fish diversity and abundance are good indicators to assess early for impacts on coral reefs ecosystem resulted from human activities living in the adjacent waters of the Gili Matra Tourism Marine Park. The study objective is to identify reef fish resources with regards to species deversity, density, composition and biomass of reef fish functional groups. The work was carried out in September 2014 with a census visual method. Body weight is derived from putting in fish length to weight-length formula (W=aLb). The results show that there were at least 27 species of coralivorous fishes and 84 species of target fish belong to 16 families. There were 36 herbivorous fishes of three families, 43 carnivorous fishes of ten families, and 5 planktivorous fishes of three families. The ten greatest of reef fish biomass were consisted of Ctenochaetus striatus (13 individual/350m2), Mulloidichthys flavolineatus (10.25 individual/350m2), Acanthurus olivaceus (8.4 individual/350m2), Parupeneus multifasciatus (6.5 individual/350m2), Myripristis kuntee (5.5 individual/350m2), Kyphosus cinerascens (5,25 individual/350m2), Lutjanus kasmira (5.13 individual/350m2), Acanthurus leucocheilus (4.9 individual/350m2), Scarus ghobban (4.6 individual/350m2), Parupeneus bifasciatus (4.6 individual/350m2). The abundance of individual reef fish was ranged from the highest of 0.46 individu/m2 to the lowest of 0.06 individual/m2. The biomass of reef fish was ranged from the highest of 81.2 kg/350m2 to the lowest of 4.69 kg/350m2. The target fish was available for 1.126 kg per hectar. 

scholarly journals First comprehensive list of the coral reef fishes of Tunku Abdul Rahman Park, Sabah, Malaysia (Borneo)

Check List ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 1762 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ditch Townsend
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
Time Span ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
A Site ◽  
Scientific Survey

A 573 species-long checklist of the fishes in this 50 km2 tropical marine park was created predominantly by combining an unpublished scientific survey from 1992 with a hobbyist’s large photograph collection from between 2006 and 2009. Of the Indo-Pacific region’s coral reef-associated fish species, 15.2% are found here. Drawn from 83 families, the most speciose are Pomacentridae (71), Gobiidae (68) and Lab-ridae (55). A regression formula using the Coral reef Fish Diversity Index (CFDI) for species seen in 1992 suggests the park hosts 464 species, compared with the CFDI-based estimate of 495 based only on da-ta collected between 2006 and 2009, and 596 for the combined Index. With only 62% of the Index’s species seen both in the earlier and later lists, the utility of the CFDI is questionable at a site or over a time-span like this.

scholarly journals Declining abundance of coral reef fish in a World-Heritage-listed marine park

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathew A. Vanderklift ◽  
Russell C. Babcock ◽  
Fabio Boschetti ◽  
Michael D. E. Haywood ◽  
Richard D. Pillans ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Protected Areas ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Temporal Trends ◽  
World Heritage ◽  
Hard Coral ◽  
Absolute Abundance ◽  
Marine Park ◽  
Recreation Zone

Abstract One of the most robust metrics for assessing the effectiveness of protected areas is the temporal trend in the abundance of the species they are designed to protect. We surveyed coral-reef fish and living hard coral in and adjacent to a sanctuary zone (SZ: where all forms of fishing are prohibited) in the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Marine Park during a 10-year period. There were generally more individuals and greater biomass of many fish taxa (especially emperors and parrotfish) in the SZ than the adjacent recreation zone (RZ: where recreational fishing is allowed) — so log response ratios of abundance were usually positive in each year. However, despite this, there was an overall decrease in both SZ and RZ in absolute abundance of some taxa by up to 22% per year, including taxa that are explicitly targeted (emperors) by fishers and taxa that are neither targeted nor frequently captured (most wrasses and butterflyfish). A concomitant decline in the abundance (measured as percentage cover) of living hard coral of 1–7% per year is a plausible explanation for the declining abundance of butterflyfish, but declines in emperors might be more plausibly due to fishing. Our study highlights that information on temporal trends in absolute abundance is needed to assess whether the goals of protected areas are being met: in our study, patterns in absolute abundance across ten years of surveys revealed trends that simple ratios of abundance did not.

scholarly journals DNA Barcoding of Fish in Mischief Reef—Fish Diversity of a Reef Fish Community From Nansha Islands

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Binbin Shan ◽  
Yan Liu ◽  
Changping Yang ◽  
Yu Zhao ◽  
Gongjun Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reef Fish ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Genetic Distances ◽  
Coi Gene ◽  
Fish Diversity ◽  
Nansha Islands ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi ◽  
Mitochondrial Coi Gene ◽  
First Time ◽  
Effective Conservation

Development of effective conservation and management strategies requires assessments of ecosystem biodiversity status, especially in understudied hotspots of global fish diversity. Coral reefs are important habitats for fishes, with biodiversity hotspots known globally. We present the first data on molecular diversity of fishes of Mischief Reef, the largest atoll in the Nansha Islands. Partial sequences (650 bp) of mitochondrial COI gene (Cytochrome c oxidase subunit I) are used to identify 209 individuals, representing 101 species, referable to 62 genera, 27 families, 8 orders, and 1 class. The most abundant orders are the Perciformes (176 specimens, 84.21%), Tetraodontiformes (13 specimens, 6.22%), and Beryciformes (13 specimens, 6.22%). Mean Kimura 2-Parameter genetic distances within genera, families, and orders are 4.51, 13.90, and 17.63%, respectively. We record Monotaxis heterodon from this region for the first time—a species that may previously have been misidentified as M. grandoculis. In addition, we recognized possible cryptic species of Lethrinus olivaceus based on significantly diverging barcode sequences. Barcode data provide new insights into fish diversity of Mischief Reef, important for developing further researches on this fauna, and for its conservation.

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