1.2.2 SW Wall Reef 40 m
fish species, includin
e
e
r
fie
a depth of 40 m ers on the SW Wall Reef. T
y
of f e
in
transects was 342.2
0).
al fish
ing summer
4.5 Ind/30 m
2
ly d
nt (A
A;
.519
n d
g
n: 202.2 Ind/3
2
num
ecies per tra
t v
significant
(ANOVA; p > 0.05). Fish species saturation reached 91.7 % by the fourth transect, but
an asymptote in the curvwas not observed, suggesting that more species would have
ed with increasing surv
elt-transect
ed is presented as Ap
ge of seven s
for
5 % o
bundance at 40
able 40). The blu
is cyanea) w
he n
rical
m
t
th a study mean ab
1.4
/30 m
pres
ng 32
o
dance within
late
. The
sked by, c
w
e,
shine chromis, bridled gob
sel
and f
bass
st
ally
e at
epth o
me
. The
re
common species of shallow coral reef systems (Randall, 1983; Human, 1989), perhaps
with the exception of the creole wrasse, which is more typical of shelf-edge reefs, and
chromis (
is rare at de
hat are associate
efs,
h as t
heru
h (Centropyge
ngsnout butterflyfish (C
ulea
and
ri
fis
ringens) wer
pth
0 m
e S
all.
ntioned species evidenced a sharp incr
nt of
ndan at 40
lat
o
0 m depth. The spe
he l
st inc
ent i
unda
wi
e sunsh
eas
16 fo
om
at 30
to
2 (at 40 m). The
the
irrelfi
) a
marked increm
(>4
) at 4
, co
red to their mean
30m.
A total of 60
g 57 pres nt within belt-trans cts we e identi d from
s with
et
he stud mean abundance
ish
beltInd/30 m
2 (Table 4
Tot
abundance dur
(mean: 38
) was not significant
iffere
NOV p = 0
) tha urin
winter (mea
0 m ). The mean
ber of fish sp
nsec aried
between18 – 33 (mean: 24.2). Differences of fish abundance and species richness
between depths (30 vs. 40 m) at the SW Wall Reef were not statistically
been record
ey effort. Fish abundance data for b
s
survey
pendix 5.
An assembla
pecies accounted
82.
f the total fish a
meters (T
e chromis (Chrom
as t
ume
ly do inan
species wi
undance of 11
Ind
2
, re
enti
.6 % f the
total fish abun
belt-transects (P
34)
ma
go
reole rass
sun
y, bicolor dam fish
airy
let comprised the re
of the numeric
dominant fish assemblag
a d
f 40
ters
se a all
the sunshine
Chromis insolata) which
pths over 25 m. Few
individuals t
d with deep re
suc
he c
bfis
argi), lo
haetodon ac
tus)
the sargassum t gger h
(Xanthychtys
e common at a de
of 4
on th
W W
The
aforeme
eme
abu
ce
m re ive t
the 3
cies that showed t
arge
rem
n ab
nce th
depth was th
ine chromis, which incr
ed (
ld) fr
1.5 (
m) 24.1
Ind/30 m
masked goby and
squ
sh (Holocentrus rufus lso
displayed
ents of abundance
fold
0 m
mpa
abundance at
134
fish species, includin
e
e
r
fie
a depth of 40 m ers on the SW Wall Reef. T
y
of f e
in
transects was 342.2
0).
al fish
ing summer
4.5 Ind/30 m
2
ly d
nt (A
A;
.519
n d
g
n: 202.2 Ind/3
2
num
ecies per tra
t v
significant
(ANOVA; p > 0.05). Fish species saturation reached 91.7 % by the fourth transect, but
an asymptote in the curvwas not observed, suggesting that more species would have
ed with increasing surv
elt-transect
ed is presented as Ap
ge of seven s
for
5 % o
bundance at 40
able 40). The blu
is cyanea) w
he n
rical
m
t
th a study mean ab
1.4
/30 m
pres
ng 32
o
dance within
late
. The
sked by, c
w
e,
shine chromis, bridled gob
sel
and f
bass
st
ally
e at
epth o
me
. The
re
common species of shallow coral reef systems (Randall, 1983; Human, 1989), perhaps
with the exception of the creole wrasse, which is more typical of shelf-edge reefs, and
chromis (
is rare at de
hat are associate
efs,
h as t
heru
h (Centropyge
ngsnout butterflyfish (C
ulea
and
ri
fis
ringens) wer
pth
0 m
e S
all.
ntioned species evidenced a sharp incr
nt of
ndan at 40
lat
o
0 m depth. The spe
he l
st inc
ent i
unda
wi
e sunsh
eas
16 fo
om
at 30
to
2 (at 40 m). The
the
irrelfi
) a
marked increm
(>4
) at 4
, co
red to their mean
30m.
A total of 60
g 57 pres nt within belt-trans cts we e identi d from
s with
et
he stud mean abundance
ish
beltInd/30 m
2 (Table 4
Tot
abundance dur
(mean: 38
) was not significant
iffere
NOV p = 0
) tha urin
winter (mea
0 m ). The mean
ber of fish sp
nsec aried
between18 – 33 (mean: 24.2). Differences of fish abundance and species richness
between depths (30 vs. 40 m) at the SW Wall Reef were not statistically
been record
ey effort. Fish abundance data for b
s
survey
pendix 5.
An assembla
pecies accounted
82.
f the total fish a
meters (T
e chromis (Chrom
as t
ume
ly do inan
species wi
undance of 11
Ind
2
, re
enti
.6 % f the
total fish abun
belt-transects (P
34)
ma
go
reole rass
sun
y, bicolor dam fish
airy
let comprised the re
of the numeric
dominant fish assemblag
a d
f 40
ters
se a all
the sunshine
Chromis insolata) which
pths over 25 m. Few
individuals t
d with deep re
suc
he c
bfis
argi), lo
haetodon ac
tus)
the sargassum t gger h
(Xanthychtys
e common at a de
of 4
on th
W W
The
aforeme
eme
abu
ce
m re ive t
the 3
cies that showed t
arge
rem
n ab
nce th
depth was th
ine chromis, which incr
ed (
ld) fr
1.5 (
m) 24.1
Ind/30 m
masked goby and
squ
sh (Holocentrus rufus lso
displayed
ents of abundance
fold
0 m
mpa
abundance at
134