TABLE 3.
Abundance, biomass, and prevalence of taxa observed at a single site at WN (16 demersal and 1 pelagic species), CR (5 demersal and 0 pelagic species), and CS (4 demersal and 0 pelagic species) based on demersal and pelagic sampling records. Species marked with an asterisk are commonly caught commercially and/or recreationally in the North Coast Bioregion (Rome & Newman, 2010).
| Family | Binomial | Common names | Abundance | Biomass (g) | Prevalence (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demersal | ||||||
| Wandoo | Apogonidae | Apogonidae sp. | Cardinalfishes | 41 | 37.65 | 1.4 |
| Ariidae | Netuma thalassina | Giant sea catfish | 2 | 4696.20 | 12.1 | |
| Blenniidae | Meiacanthus sp. | Combtooth blennies | 2 | 22.33 | 0.9 | |
| Carangidae | Carangoides dinema | Shadow trevally | 2 | 1435.95 | 0.9 | |
| Carangidae | Carangoides orthogrammus | Island trevally | 1 | 1308.26 | 2.3 | |
| Carangidae | Caranx sexfasciatus | Bigeye trevally | 4 | 12604.88 | 1.4 | |
| Carangidae | Caranx tille* | Tille trevally | 1 | 4334.75 | 0.9 | |
| Ginglymostomatidae | Nebrius ferrugineus | Tawny nurse shark | 1 | 5064.06 | 2.3 | |
| Juvenile | Juvenile sp. | Unidentified juvenile | 1 | 0.05 | 0.9 | |
| Lethrinidae | Gymnocranius euanus | Paddletail seabream | 1 | 554.72 | 1.4 | |
| Pinguipedidae | Parapercis sp. | Grubfishes | 1 | 18.09 | 2.3 | |
| Pomacentridae | Pomacentrus nagasakiensis | Blue‐scribbled damsel | 3 | 6.68 | 0.9 | |
| Serranidae | Cephalopholis sonnerati* | Tomato rockcod | 2 | 978.65 | 0.9 | |
| Serranidae | Epinephelus chlorostigma* | Brownspotted grouper | 1 | 1024.97 | 0.9 | |
| Serranidae | Epinephelus malabaricus* | Malabar grouper | 1 | 4097.69 | 1.9 | |
| Sphyraenidae | Sphyraena jello | Pickhandle barracuda | 2 | 7637.25 | 10.7 | |
| Control Reef | Chaetodontidae | Chaetodon auriga | Threadfin butterflyfish | 2 | 445.78 | 1.7 |
| Labridae | Bodianus bilunulatus | Saddleback pigfish | 1 | 439.87 | 2.6 | |
| Lethrinidae | Lethrinus atkinsoni* | Yellowtail emperor | 2 | 1265.86 | 2.6 | |
| Monacanthidae | Eubalichthys caeruleoguttatus | Bluespotted leatherjacket | 1 | 822.73 | 1.7 | |
| Muraenidae | Gymnothorax undulatus | Undulated moray | 1 | 0.97 | 1.7 | |
| Control Sand | Carangidae | Seriola rivoliana* | Highfin amberjack | 11 | 3280.25 | 1.9 |
| Clupeidae | Clupeidae sp. | Herrings | 334 | 22240.67 | 1.9 | |
| Congridae | Gorgasia sp. | Garden eels | 31 | 2525.02 | 2.9 | |
| Lutjanidae | Pristipomoides multidens* | Goldband snapper | 1 | 3498.20 | 1.9 | |
| Pelagic | ||||||
| Wandoo | Carangidae | Elagatis bipinnulata | Rainbow runner | 22 | 112861.56 | 15.0 |