Diversity, distribution, and species status of the fish in Banten Bay, Indonesia

Abstract

This study aims to analyze the species diversity, distribution and status of fish found in the coastal waters of Banten Bay. Samplings were carried out 7 times at three locations namely Cengkok coastal waters (on February-March 2019), Bojonegara coastal waters (January-February, August-September 2020), and Kemayungan-Linduk coastal waters (February-April 2021) of the Banten Bay, using gill nets, trammel net, cast net, hand-line, beach seine, and mini trawl. Results of this study showed that the fish caught in the Banten Bay coastal waters consisted of 111 species, distributed at the three areas, namely Cengkok (32 species), Bojonegara (58 species), and Kemayungan-Linduk coastal waters (51 species). The diversity, eveness, and dominance indices were 2.185 - 3.763, 0.630 - 0.781, and 0.072 - 0.233 respectively, indicating the medium-high species diversity. These fish were spreading in marine water, fresh water, estuary, freshwater and estuary, marine and estuary, and marine, estuary and freshwater. The common species found at the study location were Ellochelon vaigiensis, Planiliza subviridis, and Leiognathus equula. In general, most of the fish found in Banten Bay were classified as least concern (LC), while two species were vulnerable (VU), one species was near threatened (NT), and ones species was endangered species (EN).

Ichthyofauna diversity in Pematang Matik Coastal Waters, Serdang Bedagai District, North Sumatra, Indonesia

“…C. quadrilineatus), is a marine, brackish and demersal species that inhabit coastal waters and estuaries with Least Concern (LC) status (Munroe et al 2020). A recent biodiversity study by Sulistiono et al (2022) included this species as one of the ichthyofaunas in Banten Bay, West Java, Indonesia. The Japanese threadfin bream, N. japonicus, is a marine, demersal species that is very abundant in coastal waters of the Indo-Pacific with Least Concern (LC) status (Al Buwaiqi et al 2019).…”

Plankton community in the sea waters around Panjang and Pamujan Besar islands, Banten Bay

“…One of the natural food for fish is plankton. Multiple types of plankton were found as food for different types of fish, according to research conducted by [17]. The abundance of plankton in these waters can indicate that the fishery potential is also relatively high.…”

“…Several studies related to the waters, including the physical, chemical, and biological parameters of the Banten Bay were carried out by some researchers i.e. the physical and chemical conditions of the Cengkok coastal waters [6], the physical chemical condition of the Bojonegara coastal waters [7], the physical and chemical waters around the seas of Panjang and Pamujan Besar Islands [8], plankton on the Cengkok beach [9], heavy metals in several aquatic organisms [10][11][12][13][14][15], fish biology [16,17], and fish parasites [18]. However, to date, no one has reported related plankton found around the sea waters of Panjang and Pamujan Besar Islands.…”

Biodiversity and Community Structure of Zooplankton in The Domas Coastal waters of Banten Bay, West Java, Indonesia

“…Several research activities in Banten Bay were carried out, generally based on scientific fields and locations. Some of these research activities are the Physico-chemical conditions of Cengkok coastal waters [3], Bojonegara coastal waters [4], marine waters around Panjang Island and Pamujan Besar [5], plankton in Cengkok coastal waters [6], plankton at Bojonegara coastal waters [7], benthos in Cengkok coastal waters [8], heavy metal in several aquatic organisms [9][10][11][12][13][14], fish biology [15,16], and fish parasites [17]. However, study on zooplankton in this coastal waters has never been reported.…”