Study on coral reef fishes diversity of Kambing Island, Madura Strait, East Java, Indonesia

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Research on diversity of coral reef fishes of Kambing Island, Madura Strait, East Java, Indonesia was conducted in July 2002. The coral reef fishes are divided into three categories; major fishes consisted of 63 species of 13 families, target fishes 29 species of eight families, and indicator fishes eight species of only one family (Chaetodontidae). In general, the average abundance of the coral reef fishes in the study site is six individuals per square meter. The dominant indicator species are Chaetodon adiergastos and C. octofasciatus. The number of C. octofasciatus indicates that the coral reefs habitat is in bad condition with very poor coverage of live coral ranging from 7.13 to 11.74% hosting 28 species of stony corals. Bombing traces were found in many spots of each site where sea urchin (Diadema setosum) becomes abundant.
2006-04-28