Table 3. Qualitative observations marine organisms observed in habitat zones at Pelekane Bay in 1996. Relative abundance was estimated in five different habitat types: I. Mixed rubble and silt bottom, II. Sand and silt bottom, III. Basalt pavement with rubble, IV. Coral in mixed rubble, and V. Patch reefs. Organisms were noted as A = abundant, C = common or R = rare.

Plants

Division

Species

Relative Abundance in habitat types

I

II

III

IV

V

Phaeophyta

Padina japonica

R

Rhodophyta

Porolithon gardeneri

C

Porolithon onkodes

R

C

C

Invertebrates

Phylum

Species

Relative Abundance in habitat types

I

II

III

IV

V

Cnidaria

Anthelia edmondsoni

A

Montipora verrucosa

R

Palythoa tuberculosa

R

Pavona varians

R

Pocillopora damnicornis

C

C

R

Pocillopora meadrina

R

Porites lobata

C

C

C

Porites compressa

R

Zoanthus pacificus

R

Mollusca

vermetid gastropods

C

Annelida

Alpheus burrows

R

C

Spirobranchus giganteus

R

Arthropoda

Alphaeus spp.

C

A

Callapa hepatica

C

Grapsus tenuicrustatus

C

burrowing isopods

R

Echinodermata

Actinopyga mauritiana

Echinometra mathaei

C

R

Echinometra oblonga

C

Echinothrix diadema

C

Echinothrix calamaris

C

Fishes

Family

Species

Relative Abundance in habitat types

I

II

III

IV

V

Carcharhinidae

Cacharhinus melanopterus

C

R

Synodontidae

Synotus sp.

C

R

Kuhliidae

Kuhlia sandvicensis

C

Apogonidae

Apogon spp.

R

Lutjanidae

Lutjanus fulvus

C

Lutanus vaigiesis

Mugilidae

Mugil cephalus

C

Mullidae

Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

C

Mulloidichthys vanicolensis

C

R

Parupeneus bifasciatus

Parupeneus cyclostomus

R

Parupeneus multifasciatus

C

Paracirrhites arcatus

Chaetodontidae

Chaetodon auriga

R

Chaetodon lunula

R

Chaetodon miliaris

Chaetodon multicinctus

Chaetodon ornatissimus

R

Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

Chaetodon trifasciatus

Chaetodon unimaculatus

C

Pomacentridae

Abudefduf abdominalis

Chromis hanui

R

Chromis ovalis

Dascyllus albisella

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

R

Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus

R

Stegastes fasciolatus

C

Labridae

Coris flavovittata

Coris gaimard

R

Gomphosus varius

C

Halichoeres ornatissimus

R

Labrid spp.

Labroides phthirophagus

Stethojulis balteatus

Thallosoma ballieui

C

Thallosoma duperrey

C

Family

Species

Relative Abundance in habitat types

I

II

III

IV

V

Scaridae

Calotomus sandvicensis

Scarus dubius

Scarus sordidus

Scarus spp. (juveniles)

C

Zanclidae

Zanclus canescens

Zanclus cornutus

Acanthuridae

Acanthurus blochii

R

Acanthurus leucopareius

C

Acanthurus. nigrofuscus

C

Acanthurus. nigroris

C

Acanthurus. triostegus

C

C

Ctenochaetus strigosis

C

Naso lituratus

Zebrasoma veliferum

Monacanthidae

Pervagor spilosoma

Ostraciidae

Ostracion spp.

Ostracion meleagris

R

Tetraodontidae

Arothron meleagris

Canthigaster jactator

Reptiles

Family

Species

Relative Abundance in habitat types

I

II

III

IV

V

Chelonidae

Chelonia midas

C

R

 


Last update: 1/25/2005