Reef fish community structure on three islands of Itaipu, Southeast Brazil
We provide here the first assessment of the composition, abundance and distribution of rocky reef fishes of Itaipu Sound, Rio de Janeiro, off the southeastern Brazilian coast. Monthly visual censuses, benthic quadrats and chain link transects were conducted over one year on rocky reefs at three islands (Menina, Mãe and Pai). A total of 2466 individual fish, belonging to 29 families and 42 species were recorded. The most abundant fish species were Parablennius pilicornis, Haemulon steindachneri, Orthopristis ruber and Diplodus argenteus. Sheltered and complex habitats showed the most abundant and diverse fish populations. There was a major significant separation between sampling sites and a secondary seasonal pattern. The three sites showed similar fish communities with locally structured environmental gradients according to their inherent habitat characteristics.
Main Authors: | Mendonça-Neto,José Policarpo de, Monteiro-Neto,Cassiano, Moraes,Luiz Eduardo |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
2008
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252008000200015 |
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