Parasites of Coral Reef Fish Recruits, Epinephelus merra (Serranidae), in French Polynesia

1996 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 405 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark C. Rigby ◽  
Vincent Dufour
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
French Polynesia

Spatiotemporal distribution of nocturnal coral reef fish juveniles in Moorea Island, French Polynesia

2007 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Lecchini ◽  
Yohei Nakamura ◽  
Makoto Tsuchiya ◽  
René Galzin
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Spatiotemporal Distribution ◽  
Fish Juveniles ◽  
Moorea Island

Patterns of species diversity in the gastrointestinal helminths of a coral reef fish, Epinephelus merra (Serranidae), from French Polynesia and the South Pacific Ocean

1997 ◽  
Vol 75 (11) ◽  
pp. 1818-1827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark C. Rigby ◽  
John C. Holmes ◽  
Thomas H. Cribb ◽  
Serge Morand
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Species Diversity ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Parasite Communities ◽  
South Pacific Ocean

Large-scale patterns of species diversity in the gastrointestinal helminth faunas of the coral reef fish Epinephelus merra (Serranidae) were investigated in French Polynesia and the South Pacific Ocean. The richer barrier reef community in French Polynesia supported richer parasite communities in E. merra than that on the fringing reef. While parasite communities among fish from the same archipelago were similar, differences in potential host species and the distance between archipelagos may have contributed to a qualitative difference in parasite communities between archipelagos. Digenean community diversity in coral reef fishes was greater in the western South Pacific, following similar patterns in free-living species. However, overall species diversity of camallanid nematodes of coral reef fishes does not appear to have been similarly affected.

scholarly journals Individual back-calculated size-at-age based on otoliths from Pacific coral reef fish species

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabien Morat ◽  
Jérémy Wicquart ◽  
Nina M. D. Schiettekatte ◽  
Guillemette de Sinéty ◽  
Jean Bienvenu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coral Reef ◽  
Reef Fish ◽  
Fish Species ◽  
Coral Reef Fish ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Reef Fishes ◽  
French Polynesia ◽  
Individual Growth ◽  
Reef Fish Species ◽  
Size At Age

Abstract Somatic growth is a critical biological trait for organismal, population, and ecosystem-level processes. Due to its direct link with energetic demands, growth also represents an important parameter to estimate energy and nutrient fluxes. For marine fishes, growth rate information is most frequently derived from sagittal otoliths, and most of the available data stems from studies on temperate species that are targeted by commercial fisheries. Although the analysis of otoliths is a powerful tool to estimate individual growth, the time-consuming nature of otolith processing is one barrier for collection of comprehensive datasets across multiple species. This is especially true for coral reef fishes, which are extremely diverse. Here, we provide back-calculated size-at-age estimates (including measures of uncertainty) based on sagittal otoliths from 710 individuals belonging to 45 coral reef fish species from French Polynesia. In addition, we provide Von Bertalanffy growth parameters which are useful to predict community level biomass production.

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