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 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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