1. Of the 11 species of chaetodontids recorded from the northern Gulf of Aqaba, nine species (Chaetodon auriga, C. austriacus, C. fasciatus, C. lineolatus, C. melannotus, C. paucifasciatus, C. trifascialis, Heniochus diphreutes and H. intermedius) were observed in the shallow waters of Eilat (down t
The status of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae) in the northern Persian Gulf, I.R. Iran
β Scribed by Mohammad Reza Shokri; Seyed Mohammad Reza Fatemi; Michael P. Crosby
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 200 KB
- Volume
- 15
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1052-7613
- DOI
- 10.1002/aqc.714
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β¦ Synopsis
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Four species of Chaetodontidae, Chaetodon melapterus, Chaetodon nigropunctatus, Chaetodon vagabundus and Heniochus acuminatus, were observed in coral reef areas of the Iranian waters in the northern Persian Gulf.
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Chaetodon vagabundus was very rarely observed.
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Population size of the obligate corallivore Chaetodon nigropunctatus was found to be significantly correlated with percentage live coral cover, although results indicate more comprehensive surveys are needed before confirming C. nigropunctatus as an indicator species for changing conditions of coral reefs in the northern Persian Gulf.
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