Table 3. Groups of fish sharing the same density variations across habitats and regions-times.
| G | Family | Taxa (and life history traits) | Size range in mm | Mean Size (SE) | Mean densities (SE) (indiv./ 10 m²) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsica-May | Menorca-July | ||||||||
| Forest (n = 5) | Barren (n = 5) | Forest (n = 5) | Barren (n = 4) | Turf (n = 4) | |||||
| 1 | Sparidae | Diplodus sargus (NB) | [80,300] | 144 (20.2) | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.3 (0.17) | - | - | 0.05 (0.05) |
| 2 | Labridae | Thalassoma pavo (NB) | [50,160] | 92.7 (3.1) | - | - | 0.3 (0.15) | 2.41 (0.33) | 1.16 (0.54) |
| Sparidae | Diplodus vulgaris (NB) | [60,160] | 109.5 (3.4) | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.11 (0.07) | 0.26 (0.26) | 1.39 (0.44) | 0.65 (0.44) | |
| Total G2 | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.11 (0.07) | 0.56 (0.38) | 3.8 (0.77) | 1.81 (0.67) | ||||
| 3 | Labridae | Symphodus ocellatus (NB) | [30,120] | 59.8 (1) | 7.52 (1.42) | 0.19 (0.19) | 0.89 (0.26) | - | 0.05 (0.05) |
| 4 | Labridae | Symphodus roissali (NB) | [25,150] | 70.6 (3.2) | 1.96 (0.4) | - | 1.33 (0.34) | - | 0.05 (0.05) |
| Scorpaenidae | [15,43] | 29 (5.1) | 1.33 (1.33) | - | 1.33 (0.82) | - | 0.83 (0.83) | ||
| Serranidae | Serranus cabrilla (NBJ) | [12,32] | 20 (2.1) | 2 (1.33) | 1.33 (1.33) | 4.67 (0.82) | - | 0.83 (0.83) | |
| Serranus cabrilla (NB) | [35,180] | 94.9 (6.7) | 0.59 (0.27) | 0.07 (0.07) | 0.63 (0.16) | 0.09 (0.05) | 0.09 (0.05) | ||
| Serranus scriba (NB) | [60,240] | 135.3 (6.8) | 0.3 (0.17) | 0.04 (0.04) | 0.52 (0.11) | 0.19 (0.13) | 0.14 (0.09) | ||
| Tripterygiidae (CBS) | [13,56] | 20.2 (1) | 12.67 (6.27) | 5.33 (3.89) | 16 (2.21) | 3.33 (2.36) | 1.67 (1.67) | ||
| Total G4a | 18.85 (6.69) | 6.78 (5.18) | 24.48 (2.53) | 3.61 (2.36) | 3.61 (1.29) | ||||
| 5 | Labridae | Coris julis (NB) | [25,250] | 88.9 (1.8) | 4.96 (1.19) | 4.26 (1.7) | 5.89 (1.02) | 2.55 (0.62) | 5.6 (1.18) |
| Symphodus tinca (NB) | [35,300] | 126.6 (9.3) | 1.04 (0.67) | 0.41 (0.28) | 0.15 (0.07) | 0.19 (0.19) | 0.32 (0.21) | ||
| Total G4b | 6 (1.01) | 4.67 (1.93) | 6.04 (1) | 2.73 (0.75) | 5.93 (1.31) | ||||
| 6 | Clinidae (CBS) | [10,23] | 17.9 (1.7) | - | - | 4.67 (1.7) | - | - | |
| Gobiesocidae (CBS) | [5,14] | 8 (0.2) | 2.67 (1.94) | 0.67 (0.67) | 50.67 (13.6) | 4.17 (1.6) | 8.33 (4.41) | ||
| Labridae | Coris julis (NBJ) | [15,21] | 18.7 (0.8) | - | - | 3.33 (2.58) | - | 1.67 (0.96) | |
| Symphodus spp. (NBJ) | [7,20] | 10.4 (1.1) | - | - | 10 (3.5) | - | 1.67 (1.67) | ||
| Total G5 | 2.67 (1.94) | 0.67 (0.67) | 68.67 (10.98) | 4.17 (1.6) | 11.67 (4.19) | ||||
| 7 | Blenniidae (CBS) | [15,43] | 21.5 (1) | 2.67 (1.94) | 1.33 (1.33) | 14 (4.52) | 8.33 (2.15) | 15.83 (4.79) | |
| Gobiidae (CBS) | [7,95] | 13.9 (0.6) | 10.67 (3.4) | 2.67 (1.94) | 101.33 (25.55) | 25.83 (9.85) | 122.5 (35.26) | ||
| Mullidae | Mullus surmuletus (NB) | [50,100] | 75 (2) | - | - | 0.7 (0.32) | 0.37 (0.31) | 0.69 (0.69) | |
| Total G6 | 13.33 (4.94) | 4 (2.45) | 116.04 (28.85) | 34.54 (8.56) | 139.03 (39.24) | ||||
G: groups delimited by Type 3 SIMPROF test (see also Fig 7); NB: late juveniles and (sub-) adult of necto-benthic species sampled by UVC; NBJ: early juveniles of necto-benthic species sampled by EASV; CBS: all life stages of crypto-benthic species sampled by EASV. Size are fish total lengths expressed in mm.