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SPC CoFish Fish Observations Palau 2007

Citation

Pinca S, Awira R, Boblin P, Wangunu N, Ramohia P, Vigliola L, Sauni S, Magron F (2018). SPC CoFish Fish Observations Palau 2007. Version 1.1. The Pacific Community (SPC). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/ijxtqz accessed via GBIF.org on 2021-03-02.

Description

Coastal fish species of commercial interest observed on Underwater Visual Census transects in Palau during the CoFish surveys in Koror, Ngarchelong, Ngatpang and Airai (2007). 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

Koror, Ngarchelong, Ngatpang and Airai in Palau

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

  1. Acanthocybium solandri
  2. Acanthurus bariene
  3. Acanthurus blochii
  4. Acanthurus dussumieri
  5. Acanthurus fowleri
  6. Acanthurus guttatus
  7. Acanthurus leucocheilus
  8. Acanthurus lineatus
  9. Acanthurus maculiceps
  10. Acanthurus nigricans
  11. Acanthurus nigricauda
  12. Acanthurus nigrofuscus
  13. Acanthurus nigroris
  14. Acanthurus olivaceus
  15. Acanthurus pyroferus
  16. Acanthurus sp.
  17. Acanthurus thompsoni
  18. Acanthurus triostegus
  19. Acanthurus xanthopterus
  20. Aethaloperca rogaa
  21. Alectis ciliaris
  22. Aluterus scriptus
  23. Anyperodon leucogrammicus
  24. Aphareus furca
  25. Aprion virescens
  26. Arothron nigropunctatus
  27. Arothron stellatus
  28. Balistapus sp.
  29. Balistapus undulatus
  30. Balistoides conspicillum
  31. Balistoides viridescens
  32. Bodianus mesothorax
  33. Bodianus perditio
  34. Bolbometopon muricatum
  35. Caesio caerulaurea
  36. Caesio cuning
  37. Caesio lunaris
  38. Caesio sp.
  39. Caesio teres
  40. Calotomus carolinus
  41. Carangoides ferdau
  42. Carangoides orthogrammus
  43. Carangoides plagiotaenia
  44. Caranx lugubris
  45. Caranx melampygus
  46. Caranx sexfasciatus
  47. Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
  48. Carcharhinus melanopterus
  49. Centropyge bicolor
  50. Cephalopholis argus
  51. Cephalopholis boenak
  52. Cephalopholis cyanostigma
  53. Cephalopholis miniata
  54. Cephalopholis sexmaculata
  55. Cephalopholis sp.
  56. Cephalopholis urodeta
  57. Cetoscarus ocellatus
  58. Chaetodon aureofasciatus
  59. Chaetodon auriga
  60. Chaetodon baronessa
  61. Chaetodon bennetti
  62. Chaetodon capistratus
  63. Chaetodon citrinellus
  64. Chaetodon ephippium
  65. Chaetodon kleinii
  66. Chaetodon lineolatus
  67. Chaetodon lunula
  68. Chaetodon lunulatus
  69. Chaetodon melannotus
  70. Chaetodon mertensii
  71. Chaetodon meyeri
  72. Chaetodon octofasciatus
  73. Chaetodon ornatissimus
  74. Chaetodon oxycephalus
  75. Chaetodon pelewensis
  76. Chaetodon plebeius
  77. Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
  78. Chaetodon rafflesii
  79. Chaetodon reticulatus
  80. Chaetodon semeion
  81. Chaetodon sp.
  82. Chaetodon speculum
  83. Chaetodon trifascialis
  84. Chaetodon ulietensis
  85. Chaetodon unimaculatus
  86. Chaetodon vagabundus
  87. Cheilinus chlorourus
  88. Cheilinus fasciatus
  89. Cheilinus oxycephalus
  90. Cheilinus trilobatus
  91. Cheilinus undulatus
  92. Chlorurus bleekeri
  93. Chlorurus bowersi
  94. Chlorurus frontalis
  95. Chlorurus japanensis
  96. Chlorurus microrhinos
  97. Chlorurus sordidus
  98. Choerodon anchorago
  99. Choerodon fasciatus
  100. Choerodon jordani
  101. Coris aygula
  102. Coris gaimard
  103. Ctenochaetus binotatus
  104. Ctenochaetus flavicauda
  105. Ctenochaetus striatus
  106. Ctenochaetus strigosus
  107. Decapterus sp.
  108. Diodon hystrix
  109. Elagatis bipinnulata
  110. Epibulus insidiator
  111. Epinephelus areolatus
  112. Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
  113. Epinephelus hexagonatus
  114. Epinephelus macrospilos
  115. Epinephelus merra
  116. Epinephelus ongus
  117. Epinephelus polyphekadion
  118. Epinephelus sp.
  119. Epinephelus spilotoceps
  120. Forcipiger flavissimus
  121. Forcipiger longirostris
  122. Gnathanodon speciosus
  123. Gnathodentex aureolineatus
  124. Gracila albomarginata
  125. Gymnocranius sp.
  126. Hemigymnus fasciatus
  127. Hemigymnus melapterus
  128. Hemitaurichthys polylepis
  129. Heniochus acuminatus
  130. Heniochus chrysostomus
  131. Heniochus monoceros
  132. Heniochus varius
  133. Hipposcarus longiceps
  134. Katsuwonus pelamis
  135. Kyphosus cinerascens
  136. Kyphosus vaigiensis
  137. Lethrinus atkinsoni
  138. Lethrinus erythracanthus
  139. Lethrinus erythropterus
  140. Lethrinus harak
  141. Lethrinus lentjan
  142. Lethrinus microdon
  143. Lethrinus obsoletus
  144. Lethrinus olivaceus
  145. Lethrinus rubrioperculatus
  146. Lethrinus sp.
  147. Lethrinus xanthochilus
  148. Lutjanus biguttatus
  149. Lutjanus bohar
  150. Lutjanus decussatus
  151. Lutjanus ehrenbergii
  152. Lutjanus fulviflamma
  153. Lutjanus fulvus
  154. Lutjanus gibbus
  155. Lutjanus kasmira
  156. Lutjanus lutjanus
  157. Lutjanus monostigma
  158. Lutjanus russellii
  159. Lutjanus semicinctus
  160. Lutjanus sp.
  161. Lutjanus vitta
  162. Macolor macularis
  163. Macolor niger
  164. Melichthys niger
  165. Melichthys vidua
  166. Monotaxis grandoculis
  167. Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
  168. Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
  169. Myripristis adusta
  170. Myripristis berndti
  171. Myripristis kuntee
  172. Myripristis murdjan
  173. Myripristis pralinia
  174. Myripristis sp.
  175. Myripristis violacea
  176. Naso annulatus
  177. Naso brachycentron
  178. Naso brevirostris
  179. Naso hexacanthus
  180. Naso lituratus
  181. Naso sp.
  182. Naso thynnoides
  183. Naso tuberosus
  184. Naso unicornis
  185. Naso vlamingii
  186. Neoniphon argenteus
  187. Neoniphon opercularis
  188. Neoniphon sammara
  189. Neoniphon sp.
  190. Novaculichthys taeniourus
  191. Odonus niger
  192. Oxycheilinus celebicus
  193. Oxycheilinus digramma
  194. Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
  195. Paracanthurus hepatus
  196. Parupeneus barberinoides
  197. Parupeneus barberinus
  198. Parupeneus ciliatus
  199. Parupeneus cyclostomus
  200. Parupeneus indicus
  201. Parupeneus multifasciatus
  202. Parupeneus pleurostigma
  203. Pentapodus sp.
  204. Pentapodus trivittatus
  205. Platax sp.
  206. Platax teira
  207. Plectorhinchus albovittatus
  208. Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
  209. Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
  210. Plectorhinchus gibbosus
  211. Plectorhinchus lessonii
  212. Plectorhinchus lineatus
  213. Plectorhinchus obscurus
  214. Plectorhinchus picus
  215. Plectorhinchus vittatus
  216. Plectropomus areolatus
  217. Plectropomus laevis
  218. Plectropomus leopardus
  219. Pomacanthus imperator
  220. Pomacanthus navarchus
  221. Pomacanthus sexstriatus
  222. Pomacanthus sp.
  223. Pomacanthus xanthometopon
  224. Priacanthus hamrur
  225. Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
  226. Pterocaesio digramma
  227. Pterocaesio marri
  228. Pterocaesio tessellata
  229. Pterocaesio tile
  230. Pterocaesio trilineata
  231. Pygoplites diacanthus
  232. Rastrelliger kanagurta
  233. Rhinecanthus aculeatus
  234. Rhinecanthus rectangulus
  235. Rhinecanthus verrucosus
  236. Sarda orientalis
  237. Sargocentron caudimaculatum
  238. Sargocentron diadema
  239. Sargocentron spiniferum
  240. Scarus altipinnis
  241. Scarus chameleon
  242. Scarus dimidiatus
  243. Scarus festivus
  244. Scarus flavipectoralis
  245. Scarus forsteni
  246. Scarus frenatus
  247. Scarus ghobban
  248. Scarus globiceps
  249. Scarus hypselopterus
  250. Scarus longipinnis
  251. Scarus niger
  252. Scarus oviceps
  253. Scarus prasiognathos
  254. Scarus psittacus
  255. Scarus quoyi
  256. Scarus rivulatus
  257. Scarus rubroviolaceus
  258. Scarus schlegeli
  259. Scarus sp.
  260. Scarus spinus
  261. Scolopsis affinis
  262. Scolopsis bilineata
  263. Scolopsis ciliata
  264. Scolopsis lineata
  265. Scolopsis margaritifera
  266. Scolopsis sp.
  267. Scolopsis temporalis
  268. Scolopsis trilineata
  269. Scomber sp.
  270. Scomberoides commersonnianus
  271. Scomberoides lysan
  272. Scomberoides sp.
  273. Scomberomorus commerson
  274. Selar sp.
  275. Siganus argenteus
  276. Siganus canaliculatus
  277. Siganus corallinus
  278. Siganus doliatus
  279. Siganus fuscescens
  280. Siganus guttatus
  281. Siganus lineatus
  282. Siganus puellus
  283. Siganus punctatissimus
  284. Siganus punctatus
  285. Siganus randalli
  286. Siganus sp.
  287. Siganus spinus
  288. Siganus stellatus
  289. Siganus vermiculatus
  290. Siganus vulpinus
  291. Sphyraena barracuda
  292. Sphyraena qenie
  293. Sufflamen bursa
  294. Sufflamen chrysopterum
  295. Sufflamen sp.
  296. Symphorichthys spilurus
  297. Triaenodon obesus
  298. Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus
  299. Variola albimarginata
  300. Variola louti
  301. Zanclus cornutus
  302. Zebrasoma scopas
  303. Zebrasoma velifer

Geographic Coverages

Koror, Ngarchelong, Ngatpang and Airai in Palau

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Palau country report : profiles and results from survey work at Ngarchelong, Ngatpang, Airai and Koror (April to June 2007) Friedman K.J., Kronen M., Pinca S., Lasi F., Pakoa K., Awira R., Boblin P., Tardy E., Chapman L.B., Magron F. 2009. Palau country report : profiles and results from survey work at Ngarchelong, Ngatpang, Airai and Koror (April to June 2007) . Pacific Regional Oceanic and Coastal Fisheries Development Programme (PROCFish/C/CoFish). Noumea, New Caledonia: Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC). 411 p. - http://purl.org/spc/digilib/doc/n55su
  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

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
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
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
Noel Wangunu
originator
position: Marine Biologist
Conservation International
PG
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=noel-wangunu-07567978
Peter Ramohia
originator
position: Marine Conservation Officer
The Nature Conservancy
SB
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=peter-c-ramohia-73518033
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
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
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
Leon Remengesau
owner
position: Director
Bureau of Marine Resources (BMR)
PO Box 359
Koror
PW
Telephone: (+680) 7673125
email: tekoilchei@palaunet.com
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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