Community organization of reef fishes in the live coral sub-habitat of Kavaratti atoll, Lakshadweep, India


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Authors

  • P E Vijay Anand Aquacare, Division of Tetragon Chemie Pvt. Ltd., IS-40, KHB Ind. Area, Yelahanka New Town, Bangalore-560 064
  • N G K Pillai Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin - 682 014, India

Abstract

Data on the community organization of coral reef fishes of Kavaratti atoll, Lakshadweep, India were collected during the period January 1991 to June 1992. Species were enumerated by visual census on the live coral sub-habitat for frequency of occurrence, abundance, composition, diversity, evenness and
seasonal variation in community parameters. As the live coral zone was composed of a single species of ramose coral (Acropora formosa), only 14 families and 39 species of reef fishes made use of this zone, the community diversity
being 1.84 and 3.16. Chaetodontids, labrids and pomacentrids were comparatively more abundant. Varying habitats of chaetodontids explain their restricted distribution. Live coral does not seem to be a preferred habitat of labrids. The occurrence of epinephelids was influenced by readily available
prey. Most species among live coral were resident, variations resulted from factors affecting new recruits rather than habitat shifts.

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Author Biographies

  • P E Vijay Anand, Aquacare, Division of Tetragon Chemie Pvt. Ltd., IS-40, KHB Ind. Area, Yelahanka New Town, Bangalore-560 064
    Aquacare, Division of Tetragon Chemie Pvt. Ltd., IS-40, KHB Ind. Area, Yelahanka
    New Town, Bangalore-560 064
  • N G K Pillai, Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin - 682 014, India
    Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin - 682 014, India

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Vol. 51 No. 1 (2004)

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Vijay Anand, P. E., & Pillai, N. G. K. (2011). Community organization of reef fishes in the live coral sub-habitat of Kavaratti atoll, Lakshadweep, India. Indian Journal of Fisheries, 51(1), 87-95. https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/IJF/article/view/7169