Table 2. Fish species most responsible for the dissimilarity between northwest (NW) and southeast (SE) orientations based on Similarity of Percentages (SIMPER) analysis.
| Species | SE | NW | Dissim. | % contrib. | Cumulative % contrib. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphyrna lewini | 15.06 | 0.7 | 35.0 (1.2) | 41.6 | 41.6 |
| Paranthias colonus | 3.55 | 2.4 | 20.3 (1.0) | 24.2 | 65.8 |
| Carcharhinus galapagensis | 4.66 | 0 | 10.8 (0.5) | 12.8 | 78.6 |
| Carcharhinus limbatus | 1.77 | 0 | 2.9 (0.2) | 3.4 | 82.0 |
| Caranx melampygus | 0.58 | 0.08 | 2.1 (0.3) | 2.5 | 84.5 |
| Lutjanus argentiventris | 0.31 | 0.07 | 1.3 (0.4) | 1.5 | 86.0 |
| Lutjanus novemfasciatus | 0.18 | 0.02 | 1.0 (0.3) | 1.2 | 87.2 |
| Holacanthus passer | 0.06 | 0.12 | 1.0 (0.3) | 1.2 | 88.4 |
| Prionurus laticlavius | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.9 (0.4) | 1.1 | 89.5 |
| Sufflamen verres | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.8 (0.3) | 1.0 | 90.4 |