SPC CoFish Fish Observations Palau 2007

Silvia Pinca; Ribanataake Awira; Pierre Boblin; Noel Wangunu; Peter Ramohia; Laurent Vigliola; Samasoni Sauni

doi:10.15468/ijxtqz

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 2023-12-01.

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

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

Taxonomic Coverages

Acanthocybium solandri
Acanthurus bariene
Acanthurus blochii
Acanthurus dussumieri
Acanthurus fowleri
Acanthurus guttatus
Acanthurus leucocheilus
Acanthurus lineatus
Acanthurus maculiceps
Acanthurus nigricans
Acanthurus nigricauda
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Acanthurus nigroris
Acanthurus olivaceus
Acanthurus pyroferus
Acanthurus sp.
Acanthurus thompsoni
Acanthurus triostegus
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Aethaloperca rogaa
Alectis ciliaris
Aluterus scriptus
Anyperodon leucogrammicus
Aphareus furca
Aprion virescens
Arothron nigropunctatus
Arothron stellatus
Balistapus sp.
Balistapus undulatus
Balistoides conspicillum
Balistoides viridescens
Bodianus mesothorax
Bodianus perditio
Bolbometopon muricatum
Caesio caerulaurea
Caesio cuning
Caesio lunaris
Caesio sp.
Caesio teres
Calotomus carolinus
Carangoides ferdau
Carangoides orthogrammus
Carangoides plagiotaenia
Caranx lugubris
Caranx melampygus
Caranx sexfasciatus
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Centropyge bicolor
Cephalopholis argus
Cephalopholis boenak
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Cephalopholis miniata
Cephalopholis sexmaculata
Cephalopholis sp.
Cephalopholis urodeta
Cetoscarus ocellatus
Chaetodon aureofasciatus
Chaetodon auriga
Chaetodon baronessa
Chaetodon bennetti
Chaetodon capistratus
Chaetodon citrinellus
Chaetodon ephippium
Chaetodon kleinii
Chaetodon lineolatus
Chaetodon lunula
Chaetodon lunulatus
Chaetodon melannotus
Chaetodon mertensii
Chaetodon meyeri
Chaetodon octofasciatus
Chaetodon ornatissimus
Chaetodon oxycephalus
Chaetodon pelewensis
Chaetodon plebeius
Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
Chaetodon rafflesii
Chaetodon reticulatus
Chaetodon semeion
Chaetodon sp.
Chaetodon speculum
Chaetodon trifascialis
Chaetodon ulietensis
Chaetodon unimaculatus
Chaetodon vagabundus
Cheilinus chlorourus
Cheilinus fasciatus
Cheilinus oxycephalus
Cheilinus trilobatus
Cheilinus undulatus
Chlorurus bleekeri
Chlorurus bowersi
Chlorurus frontalis
Chlorurus japanensis
Chlorurus microrhinos
Chlorurus sordidus
Choerodon anchorago
Choerodon fasciatus
Choerodon jordani
Coris aygula
Coris gaimard
Ctenochaetus binotatus
Ctenochaetus flavicauda
Ctenochaetus striatus
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Decapterus sp.
Diodon hystrix
Elagatis bipinnulata
Epibulus insidiator
Epinephelus areolatus
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
Epinephelus hexagonatus
Epinephelus macrospilos
Epinephelus merra
Epinephelus ongus
Epinephelus polyphekadion
Epinephelus sp.
Epinephelus spilotoceps
Forcipiger flavissimus
Forcipiger longirostris
Gnathanodon speciosus
Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Gracila albomarginata
Gymnocranius sp.
Hemigymnus fasciatus
Hemigymnus melapterus
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Heniochus acuminatus
Heniochus chrysostomus
Heniochus monoceros
Heniochus varius
Hipposcarus longiceps
Katsuwonus pelamis
Kyphosus cinerascens
Kyphosus vaigiensis
Lethrinus atkinsoni
Lethrinus erythracanthus
Lethrinus erythropterus
Lethrinus harak
Lethrinus lentjan
Lethrinus microdon
Lethrinus obsoletus
Lethrinus olivaceus
Lethrinus rubrioperculatus
Lethrinus sp.
Lethrinus xanthochilus
Lutjanus biguttatus
Lutjanus bohar
Lutjanus decussatus
Lutjanus ehrenbergii
Lutjanus fulviflamma
Lutjanus fulvus
Lutjanus gibbus
Lutjanus kasmira
Lutjanus lutjanus
Lutjanus monostigma
Lutjanus russellii
Lutjanus semicinctus
Lutjanus sp.
Lutjanus vitta
Macolor macularis
Macolor niger
Melichthys niger
Melichthys vidua
Monotaxis grandoculis
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Myripristis adusta
Myripristis berndti
Myripristis kuntee
Myripristis murdjan
Myripristis pralinia
Myripristis sp.
Myripristis violacea
Naso annulatus
Naso brachycentron
Naso brevirostris
Naso hexacanthus
Naso lituratus
Naso sp.
Naso thynnoides
Naso tuberosus
Naso unicornis
Naso vlamingii
Neoniphon argenteus
Neoniphon opercularis
Neoniphon sammara
Neoniphon sp.
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Odonus niger
Oxycheilinus celebicus
Oxycheilinus digramma
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
Paracanthurus hepatus
Parupeneus barberinoides
Parupeneus barberinus
Parupeneus ciliatus
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Parupeneus indicus
Parupeneus multifasciatus
Parupeneus pleurostigma
Pentapodus sp.
Pentapodus trivittatus
Platax sp.
Platax teira
Plectorhinchus albovittatus
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Plectorhinchus chrysotaenia
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus lessonii
Plectorhinchus lineatus
Plectorhinchus obscurus
Plectorhinchus picus
Plectorhinchus vittatus
Plectropomus areolatus
Plectropomus laevis
Plectropomus leopardus
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus navarchus
Pomacanthus sexstriatus
Pomacanthus sp.
Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Priacanthus hamrur
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Pterocaesio digramma
Pterocaesio marri
Pterocaesio tessellata
Pterocaesio tile
Pterocaesio trilineata
Pygoplites diacanthus
Rastrelliger kanagurta
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Sarda orientalis
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron diadema
Sargocentron spiniferum
Scarus altipinnis
Scarus chameleon
Scarus dimidiatus
Scarus festivus
Scarus flavipectoralis
Scarus forsteni
Scarus frenatus
Scarus ghobban
Scarus globiceps
Scarus hypselopterus
Scarus longipinnis
Scarus niger
Scarus oviceps
Scarus prasiognathos
Scarus psittacus
Scarus quoyi
Scarus rivulatus
Scarus rubroviolaceus
Scarus schlegeli
Scarus sp.
Scarus spinus
Scolopsis affinis
Scolopsis bilineata
Scolopsis ciliata
Scolopsis lineata
Scolopsis margaritifera
Scolopsis sp.
Scolopsis temporalis
Scolopsis trilineata
Scomber sp.
Scomberoides commersonnianus
Scomberoides lysan
Scomberoides sp.
Scomberomorus commerson
Selar sp.
Siganus argenteus
Siganus canaliculatus
Siganus corallinus
Siganus doliatus
Siganus fuscescens
Siganus guttatus
Siganus lineatus
Siganus puellus
Siganus punctatissimus
Siganus punctatus
Siganus randalli
Siganus sp.
Siganus spinus
Siganus stellatus
Siganus vermiculatus
Siganus vulpinus
Sphyraena barracuda
Sphyraena qenie
Sufflamen bursa
Sufflamen chrysopterum
Sufflamen sp.
Symphorichthys spilurus
Triaenodon obesus
Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus
Variola albimarginata
Variola louti
Zanclus cornutus
Zebrasoma scopas
Zebrasoma velifer

Geographic Coverages

Koror, Ngarchelong, Ngatpang and Airai in Palau

Bibliographic Citations

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
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
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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