Figure 7. Average MaxN and length distributions across continental shelf habitats and depths for species of Balistidae, Lethrinidae, Lutjanidae, Carangidae and Serranidae.

Significant habitat partitioning between conspecific species was evident with smaller bodied species inshore and larger bodied species offshore. Varying size distributions across habitat and depth gradients within species was indicative of ontogenetic habitat shifts e.g. Lethrinus nebulosus, L. atkinsoni and L. miniatus.