Impacts
of aquarium collectors on coral reef fishes in Kona, Hawai’i
Brian Tissot & Leon Hallacher
The Targeted Fishes
Results from the Study
|
Targeted Species |
Impacts of
Collectors
|
Image |
|
Achille's Tang |
Reduced by 58%
Natural # fish/acre = 31 #fish/acre collected = 18
|
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| Longnose
Butterflyfish Forcipiger spp |
Reduced by 54%
Natural # fish/acre = 185 #fish/acre collected = 100
|
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| Yellow Tang Zebrasoma flavescens |
Reduced by 47%
Natural # fish/acre = 875 #fish/acre collected = 413
|
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| Moorish Idol Zanclus cornutus |
Reduced by 46%
Natural # fish/acre = 32 #fish/acre collected = 15 |
 |
| Potter's
Angelfish Centropyge potteri- |
Reduced by 46%
Natural # fish/acre = 76 #fish/acre collected = 35 |
 |
| Four-spot
Butterflyfish Chaetodon quadrimaculatus- |
Reduced by 42%
Natural # fish/acre = 10 #fish/acre collected = 4 |
 |
| Ornate
Butterflyfish Chaetodon ornatissimus |
Reduced by 39%
Natural # fish/acre = 36 #fish/acre collected = 14 |
 |
| Multi-band
Butterflyfish Chaetodon multicinctus |
Reduced
by 38%
Natural # fish/acre = 212 #fish/acre collected = 81 |
 |
| Goldring
surgeonfish Ctenochaetus strigosus |
no significant change
Natural # fish/acre = 1332 #fish/acre collected = 196 |
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| Clown tang Naso lituratus |
no significant change
Natural # fish/acre = 120 #fish/acre collected = None |
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