Reef Fish Community Structure: An Indo-Pacific Comparison

Harmelin-Vivien, Mireille

doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-3510-1_2

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“…This strong relationship has been shown in several studies of corallivorous fishes (Bouchon-Navaro et al 1985;Jennings et al 1996;Öhman and Rajasuriya 1998), Chaetodontidae in general (Bell et al 1985;Bouchon-Navaro and Bouchon 1989) and the complete fish community in regard to abundance, species richness and diversity (Bell and Galzin 1984;Carpenter et al 1981;Harmelin-Vivien 1989;Chabanet et al 1997;Adjeroud et al 1998). An experimental disturbance of hard corals resulted in a significant reduction in abundance of chaetodontid fishes (Lewis 1997).…”

Section: Correlation Of the Fish Community Parameters And Benthic Habmentioning

confidence: 54%

“…In terms of species richness per family the ichthyofauna showed the following ranking: Labridae (19.2%), Pomacentridae (9.1%), Gobiidae (5.1%), Scaridae (5.1%), Blenniidae (4.5%), Apogonidae (4.0%), Chaetodontidae (4.0%), Scorpaenidae (4.5%) and Serranidae (3.5%) ( Table 3). The most abundant species were Pseudanthias squamipinnis (24.1%), Pomacentrus trichourus (16.1%), Paracheilinus octotaenia (6.4%), Neopomacentrus miry- Krupp et al 1993 (VC+F), 6 Kemp 1998 (VC), 7 Kemp 2000 (VC), 8 Coles and Tarr 1990 (VC), 9 Krupp et al 1994 (VC+F+R), 10 Pittman 1996 (VC), 11 Harmelin-Vivien 1989 (? ), 12 Letourneur 1996 (VC), 13 Letourneur et al 1997 (VC+R), 14 Williams and Hatcher 1983 (E), 15 Gladfelter et al 1980 (VC), 16 Pattengill et al 1997 (VC).…”

Section: Benthic Habitatmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Coral reefs are one of the most complex marine ecosystems in which fish communities reach their highest degree of diversity (Harmelin-Vivien 1989). Morphological properties and the geographical region of the coral reef determine the structure of the fish assemblages (Sale 1980;Thresher 1991;Williams 1991).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Community structure and biogeography of shore fishes in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Khalaf¹,

Kochzius

2002

Helgol Mar Res

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Shore fish community structure off the Jordanian Red Sea coast was determined on fringing coral reefs and in a seagrass-dominated bay at 6 m and 12 m depths. A total of 198 fish species belonging to 121 genera and 43 families was recorded. Labridae and Pomacentridae dominated the ichthyofauna in terms of species richness and Pomacentridae were most abundant. Neither diversity nor species richness was correlated to depth. The abundance of fishes was higher at the deep reef slope, due to schooling planktivorous fishes. At 12 m depth abundance of fishes at the seagrass-dominated site was higher than on the coral reefs. Multivariate analysis demonstrated a strong influence on the fish assemblages by depth and benthic habitat. Fish species richness was positively correlated with hard substrate cover and habitat diversity. Abundance of corallivores was positively linked with live hard coral cover. The assemblages of fishes were different on the shallow reef slope, deep reef slope and seagrass meadows. An analysis of the fish fauna showed that the Gulf of Aqaba harbours a higher species richness than previously reported. The comparison with fish communities on other reefs around the Arabian Peninsula and Indian Ocean supported the recognition of an Arabian subprovince within the Indian Ocean. The affinity of the Arabian Gulf ichthyofauna to the Red Sea is not clear.

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Section: Correlation Of the Fish Community Parameters And Benthic Habmentioning

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Section: Benthic Habitatmentioning

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Community structure and biogeography of shore fishes in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Khalaf¹,

Kochzius

2002

Helgol Mar Res

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“…The principal factors involved in the evolution and maintenance of coral reef fish community structure are historical, biogeographical, geomorphological and bioecological (Harmelin-Vivien, 1989). The present study suggests the participation of some of these factors in the regulation of fish communities in the Mexican Caribbean as well as human intervention in the form of both environmental protection and deterioration.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mexico. Condition of coral reef ecosystems in central-couthern Quintana Roo, Mexico (part 2: reef fish communities)

Núñez-Lara¹,

González‐Salas²,

Ruiz-Zárate³

et al. 2003

Atoll Research Bulletin

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Increases of fishing and tourism threaten the natural relationships between reef fish communities and their environments. All species of reef fishes were visually assessed in the central and southern Mexican Caribbean in eight fringing reefs, four of which are in a protected biosphere reserve. The sampling design included three spatial scales from tens of meters to tens of kilometers. A total of 9,908 individuals belonging to 128 species and 43 families were identified in 144 belt transects. Zooplankton feeders were the most important trophic group by number of individuals; plant and detritus feeders dominated by number of species. Herbivores were larger in unprotected reefs than in the reserve. Regression analyses showed significant inverse relationships between total fish species density and macroalgal index (a proxy for macroalgal biomass) and, for "large" (≥25 cm diameter) stony corals, partial-colony mortality and live/dead ratio. Significant inverse relationships were also found between mean abundance of the plant and detritus feeders guild and macroalgal index and macroalgae abundance. Geomorphological factors and anthropogenic impacts, both positive (protection) in the reserve and negative (fishing and tourism) in unprotected areas, may explain these spatial patterns in reef-fish community structure.

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“…Within a reef, numbers and types of organisms may vary with zonation; certain species or assemblages of species appear to be characteristic of certain zones (e.g. Goreau 1959, Hiatt & Strasburg 1960, Jones 1968, Emery 1973, Goldman & Talbot 1976, Van den Hoek et al 1978, Bradbury & Young 1981, Bell & Galzin 1984, Russ 1984a, b, Alevizon et al 1985, Galzin & Legendre 1987, Green et al 1987, Harmelin-Vivien 1989. The type and location of a reef seem to affect the flora and fauna present, and these may differ from other reefs in the same area (McGehee 1991).…”

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Correspondence between assemblages of coral reef fishes and gradients of water motion, depth, and substrate size off Puerto Rico

McGehee¹

1994

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

101

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Censuses were taken at 8 coral reefs in southwest Puerto Rico to identlfy assemblages of flshes and to determine whether water motion, depth, and substrate were correlated with fish distributlon and abundance. Each reef was sampled by recording species and abundance of fishes and substrate sizes within quadrats placed at different depths (from reef crest to an average of 6 m deep) along transects placed on forereefs and backreefs. Water motion was examined by measuring the amount of dissolution of plaster-of-Paris blocks w h~c h gave a relative index of the degree of water movement wlthin and among reefs. Data collected on 14 fish specles and measurements of water motion, degree of reef slope, and 4 sizes of substrate over 32 transects were analyzed to identify species groups and examine ecological correlates. The analyses indicated 3 species assemblages which d~ffered in distnbution and abundance within reefs (backreef, shallow forereef, and deep forereef) and among reefs (nearshore, intermediate, and offshore reefs). Similarly, water movement, depth, reef slope and substrate size occurred as gradients that differed significantly within and among reefs. Fishes in Assemblage 1 included primarily Ophioblennius atlanticus. Thalassoma bifasciatum, Stegastes dorsopunicans, and Microspathodon chrysurus. These species were most common on the shallow forereef, particularly at offshore reefs (those farthest from land); these sites were characterized by a high degree of water motion, gentle forereef slope, and boulder-sized substrate. Assemblage 2 species included Stegastesplanifrons, Hypoplectrus chlorurus, and Holocentrus rufus. These fishes were most abundant on the deep forereef, especially at nearshore reefs (sites closest to land), which were typified by relatively low water movement, steep slope, and smaller substrate sizes. Fishes in Assemblage 3 (Stegastes leucostictus and Malacoctenus macropus) were most numerous in the backreef where water motion, slope inclination, and substrate sizes were minimal compared with the forereef. While biological variables are undoubtedly important in determining species distributions, the different assemblages were found to be correlated with variations in water motion, depth, and substrate type. These 3 physical variables occurred as interrelated gradients, but the analyses suggested that water movement energy was the environmental factor most strongly associated with species distributions.

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Reef Fish Community Structure: An Indo-Pacific Comparison

Cited by 36 publications

References 87 publications

Community structure and biogeography of shore fishes in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Community structure and biogeography of shore fishes in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea

Mexico. Condition of coral reef ecosystems in central-couthern Quintana Roo, Mexico (part 2: reef fish communities)

Correspondence between assemblages of coral reef fishes and gradients of water motion, depth, and substrate size off Puerto Rico

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