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. 2012 Jun 25;7(6):e39634. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039634

Table 3. Species maximum depth recorded during this study compared to previous published records.

Family Species Max depth (m) Family Species Max depth (m)
Previous Current study Previous Current study
Acanthuridae Acanthurus grammoptilus 20 105 Lethrinidae Lethrinus miniatus 35 109
A. blochii 15 80 Gymnocranius audleyi 40 109
A. mata 25 80 L. ravus 35 103
Naso annulatus 60 80 L. nebulosus 75 101
A. triostegus 5 13 L. laticaudis 35 54
Balistidae Sufflamen chrysopterus 30 97 L. rubrioperculatus 40 57
Balistoides viridescens 50 101 L. atkinsoni 25 36
Caesionidae Pterocaesio marri 30 36 Gymnocranius grandoculis 100 109
Carangidae Carangoides hedlandensis 50 101 Lutjanidae Symphorus nematophorus 50 84
C. chrysophrys 60 109 Lutjanus vitta 72 100
C. gymnostethus 70 103 L. sebae 100 109
C. ferdau 60 92 Mullidae Parupeneus spilurus 30 109
C. fulvoguttatus 100 104 P. barberinoides 15 33
Carcharhinidae Carcharhinus albimarginatus 20 97 P. cyclostomus 92 104
Chaetodontidae Coradion altivelis 15 101 Pinguipedidae Parapercis nebulosa 30 82
C. assarius 40 102 P. clathrata 50 75
C. auriga 35 86 Pomacanthidae Chaetodontoplus personifer 30 103
Heniochus acuminatus 75 109 Pomacanthus semicirculatus 40 105
C. plebeius 10 30 Apolemichthys trimaculatus 60 109
C. speculum 30 42 P. imperator 60 103
C. trifascialis 12 24 Pomacentridae Pomacentrus milleri 6 32
Chanidae Chanos chanos 30 37 Pomacentrus coelestis 12 33
Echeneidae Echeneis naucrates 50 99 Neoglyphidodon melas 12 21
Platax teira 25 80 Rachycentridae Rachycentron canadus 40 55
P. batavianus 40 86 Rhynchobatidae Rhynchobatus djiddensis 50 83
P. pinnatus 25 34 Scaridae Scarus rubroviolaceus 30 105
Haemulidae Diagramma pictum 40 80 S. ghobban 30 103
Kyphosidae Kyphosus biggibus 25 30 S. frenatus 25 84
Labridae Choerodon jordani 40 109 S. schlegeli 50 72
Labroides dimidiatus 40 86 Scombridae Scomberomorus commerson 70 82
Cirrhilabrus punctatus 32 60 S. queenslandicus 100 109
Choerodon cauteroma 30 54 Serranidae Epinephelus multinotatus 90 103
Coris pictoides 30 42 Siganidae Siganus fuscescens 4 33
Thalassoma lunare 20 32 Sphyraenidae Sphyraena barracuda 15 109
C. caudimacula 25 33 Stegastomatidae Stegostoma fasciatum 70 102
Hemigymnus fasciatus 25 33 Tetraodontidae Lagocephalus sceleratus 100 109
T. lutescens 30 36

(taken from: [36], [37]. Max. depth sampled this study 109 m.