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SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Samoa 2005

Citation

Sauni S, Awira R, Vigliola L, Pinca S, Boblin P, Magron F (2018). SPC PROCFish/C Fish Observations Samoa 2005. Version 1.5. The Pacific Community (SPC). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/mbmsje accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-16.

Description

Coastal fish species of commercial interest observed on Underwater Visual Census transects in Samoa during the PROCFish/C surveys (2005) in 4 sites Manono-uta, Vailoa, Vaisala and Salelavalu. The individual counts correspond to the observations by a single diver (one side) on the 50 m transect, from the transect line up to visibility (distance sampling).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

Manono-uta, Vailoa, Vaisala and Salelavalu

Sampling

The status of finfish resources in selected sites was assessed by distance-sampling underwater visual census (D-UVC). The method involves recording the species name, abundance, body length and distance to the transect line of each fish or group of fish observed; the transect consists of a 50 m line, represented on the seafloor by an underwater tape.

Method steps

  1. Multiple observations for the same species aggregated by transect and side.

Taxonomic Coverages

Coastal fish species of commercial interest (targeted by fishers)
  1. Acanthurus achilles
  2. Acanthurus albipectoralis
  3. Acanthurus blochii
  4. Acanthurus guttatus
  5. Acanthurus lineatus
  6. Acanthurus maculiceps
  7. Acanthurus nigricans
  8. Acanthurus nigricauda
  9. Acanthurus nigrofuscus
  10. Acanthurus nigroris
  11. Acanthurus olivaceus
  12. Acanthurus pyroferus
  13. Acanthurus thompsoni
  14. Acanthurus triostegus
  15. Acanthurus xanthopterus
  16. Aethaloperca rogaa
  17. Aetobatus narinari
  18. Aphareus furca
  19. Apolemichthys trimaculatus
  20. Aprion virescens
  21. Arothron nigropunctatus
  22. Aulostomus chinensis
  23. Balistapus sp.
  24. Balistapus undulatus
  25. Balistoides conspicillum
  26. Balistoides viridescens
  27. Caesio caerulaurea
  28. Caesio cuning
  29. Caesio teres
  30. Carangoides orthogrammus
  31. Caranx melampygus
  32. Centropyge bicolor
  33. Centropyge bispinosa
  34. Centropyge flavissima
  35. Centropyge loricula
  36. Cephalopholis argus
  37. Cephalopholis urodeta
  38. Cetoscarus ocellatus
  39. Chaetodon auriga
  40. Chaetodon bennetti
  41. Chaetodon citrinellus
  42. Chaetodon ephippium
  43. Chaetodon kleinii
  44. Chaetodon lunula
  45. Chaetodon lunulatus
  46. Chaetodon melannotus
  47. Chaetodon ornatissimus
  48. Chaetodon pelewensis
  49. Chaetodon rafflesii
  50. Chaetodon reticulatus
  51. Chaetodon semeion
  52. Chaetodon sp.
  53. Chaetodon speculum
  54. Chaetodon trifascialis
  55. Chaetodon ulietensis
  56. Chaetodon unimaculatus
  57. Chaetodon vagabundus
  58. Cheilinus chlorourus
  59. Cheilinus fasciatus
  60. Cheilinus trilobatus
  61. Cheilinus undulatus
  62. Chlorurus bleekeri
  63. Chlorurus japanensis
  64. Chlorurus microrhinos
  65. Chlorurus sordidus
  66. Coris aygula
  67. Ctenochaetus flavicauda
  68. Ctenochaetus striatus
  69. Ctenochaetus strigosus
  70. Diagramma pictum
  71. Diodon hystrix
  72. Diodon sp.
  73. Elagatis bipinnulata
  74. Epinephelus fasciatus
  75. Epinephelus hexagonatus
  76. Epinephelus merra
  77. Epinephelus polyphekadion
  78. Epinephelus spilotoceps
  79. Forcipiger flavissimus
  80. Forcipiger longirostris
  81. Gnathodentex aureolineatus
  82. Gymnosarda unicolor
  83. Hemigymnus fasciatus
  84. Hemigymnus melapterus
  85. Heniochus acuminatus
  86. Heniochus chrysostomus
  87. Heniochus monoceros
  88. Heniochus varius
  89. Hipposcarus longiceps
  90. Kyphosus cinerascens
  91. Kyphosus vaigiensis
  92. Lethrinus atkinsoni
  93. Lethrinus erythracanthus
  94. Lethrinus genivittatus
  95. Lethrinus harak
  96. Lutjanus biguttatus
  97. Lutjanus bohar
  98. Lutjanus fulviflamma
  99. Lutjanus fulvus
  100. Lutjanus gibbus
  101. Lutjanus kasmira
  102. Lutjanus monostigma
  103. Lutjanus vitta
  104. Macolor macularis
  105. Macolor niger
  106. Melichthys niger
  107. Melichthys vidua
  108. Monotaxis grandoculis
  109. Moolgarda seheli
  110. Mugil sp.
  111. Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
  112. Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
  113. Myripristis adusta
  114. Myripristis berndti
  115. Myripristis hexagona
  116. Myripristis kuntee
  117. Myripristis murdjan
  118. Myripristis pralinia
  119. Myripristis violacea
  120. Myripristis vittata
  121. Naso annulatus
  122. Naso brachycentron
  123. Naso brevirostris
  124. Naso caesius
  125. Naso hexacanthus
  126. Naso lituratus
  127. Naso sp.
  128. Naso tuberosus
  129. Naso unicornis
  130. Neoniphon argenteus
  131. Neoniphon sammara
  132. Oxycheilinus digramma
  133. Paracirrhites hemistictus
  134. Parupeneus barberinoides
  135. Parupeneus barberinus
  136. Parupeneus cyclostomus
  137. Parupeneus indicus
  138. Parupeneus multifasciatus
  139. Parupeneus pleurostigma
  140. Parupeneus spilurus
  141. Pempheris vanicolensis
  142. Plectorhinchus vittatus
  143. Plectropomus areolatus
  144. Plectropomus laevis
  145. Plectropomus sp.
  146. Pomacanthus imperator
  147. Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
  148. Pterocaesio marri
  149. Pterocaesio tile
  150. Pterocaesio trilineata
  151. Pterois volitans
  152. Pygoplites diacanthus
  153. Rhinecanthus aculeatus
  154. Rhinecanthus rectangulus
  155. Sargocentron caudimaculatum
  156. Sargocentron cornutum
  157. Sargocentron diadema
  158. Sargocentron microstoma
  159. Sargocentron spiniferum
  160. Scarus altipinnis
  161. Scarus chameleon
  162. Scarus dimidiatus
  163. Scarus flavipectoralis
  164. Scarus forsteni
  165. Scarus frenatus
  166. Scarus ghobban
  167. Scarus globiceps
  168. Scarus longipinnis
  169. Scarus niger
  170. Scarus oviceps
  171. Scarus psittacus
  172. Scarus rivulatus
  173. Scarus rubroviolaceus
  174. Scarus schlegeli
  175. Scarus sp.
  176. Scarus spinus
  177. Scarus tricolor
  178. Scolopsis bilineata
  179. Scolopsis trilineata
  180. Scomberoides lysan
  181. Scomberoides sp.
  182. Siganus argenteus
  183. Siganus puellus
  184. Siganus punctatus
  185. Siganus spinus
  186. Sufflamen bursa
  187. Sufflamen chrysopterum
  188. Sufflamen fraenatum
  189. Triaenodon obesus
  190. Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus
  191. Variola albimarginata
  192. Variola louti
  193. Zanclus cornutus
  194. Zebrasoma scopas
  195. Zebrasoma velifer

Geographic Coverages

Samoa

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Vunisea A., Friedman K.J., Awira R., Kronen M., Pinca S., Chapman L.B., Magron F., Sauni S., Pakoa K., Lasi F. 2008. Samoa country report : profiles and results from survey work at Manono-Uta, Salelavalu, Vailoa and Vaisala (june 2005 and August/September 2005). Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C/CoFish). Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). 383 p. - http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/5qo97
  2. Labrosse, P., Kulbicki, M., Ferraris, J. 2002. Underwater visual fish census surveys proper use and implementation. Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community. REAT: Reef Resources Assessment Tools, vi, 54 p. - http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/fs6ca

Contacts

Samasoni Sauni
originator
position: Senior Reef Fisheries Scientist
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=samasoni-sauni-043226161
Ribanataake Awira
originator
position: Reef Fisheries Officer
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=ribanataake-awira-14634515a
Laurent Vigliola
originator
position: Senior Reef Fisheries Scientist
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/J-7107-2016
Silvia Pinca
originator
position: Senior Reef Fisheries Scientist
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=silvia-massage-pro-pinca-0023a751
Pierre Boblin
originator
position: Reef Fisheries Officer
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
homepage: http://www.spc.int
Franck Magron
metadata author
position: Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
email: franckm@spc.int
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=franck-magron-43b0983a
Magele Ropeti
owner
position: Assistant CEO - Fisheries
Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
PO Box 1874
Apia
WS
Telephone: (+685) 22561
email: magele.ropeti@maf.gov.ws
homepage: http://www.maf.gov.ws
Franck Magron
administrative point of contact
position: Coastal Fisheries Information and Database Manager
The Pacific Community
BP D5
Noumea
98848
NC
Telephone: (+687) 26.20.00
email: franckm@spc.int
homepage: http://www.spc.int
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=franck-magron-43b0983a
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