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De Troch, M.; Mees, J.; Papadopoulos; Wakwabi, E. (1996). Fish communities in tropical Bay (Gazi Bay, Kenya) : seagrass beds versus unvegetated areas.
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De Troch, M.; Mees, J.; Papadopoulos; Wakwabi, E.
1996
Fish communities in tropical Bay (Gazi Bay, Kenya) : seagrass beds versus unvegetated areas
Publication
The fish fauna of seagrass beds and unvegetated areas in Gazi Bay (Kenya) was sampled in 9 stations with a beach seine. A total of 3601 fishes (<95% juveniles) was caught, comprising 75 species (40 families). The spatial patterns in the fish communities were investigated with multivariate statistical techniques.
A first community occured in the downstream part of major river) fed creek and was characterised by a low density and diversity. These were sandy bottom stations with sparse seagrass vegetation. The dominant species of this community were Leiognathus elongatus and Bothus myriaster.
A second community occured in the upstream part of the same creek, and was characterised by a high density and diversity. Gerres acinaces and Antherinomorus duodecimalis were the dominant species. A third community occured in the stations of the shallow part of the bay and was characterised by a high diversity but a lower density. The dominant species were Apogon thermalis and G. acinaces. Both latter communities occured in stations with dense seagrass beds.
Apogon termalis accepted as Apogon thermalis Cuvier, 1829 accepted as Fibramia thermalis (Cuvier, 1829) (basis of record)
Parascorpaena commersonii (Cuvier, 1829) (basis of record)
Parascorpaena commersonii (Cuvier, 1829) (basis of record)
Kenya for Apogon termalis
Kenya for Parascorpaena commersonii (Cuvier, 1829)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Atherinomorus duodecimalis (Valenciennes, 1835)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Dendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier, 1829)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes, 1831)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Leiognathus elongatus (Günther, 1874)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Paramonacanthus barnardi Fraser-Brunner, 1941
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier, 1829)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus (Bleeker, 1857)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846
Kenya for Parascorpaena commersonii (Cuvier, 1829)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Ablennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Amblygobius albimaculatus (Rüppell, 1830)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Atherinomorus duodecimalis (Valenciennes, 1835)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Dactyloptena orientalis (Cuvier, 1829)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Dendrochirus brachypterus (Cuvier, 1829)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Fistularia commersonii Rüppell, 1838
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Fowleria aurita (Valenciennes, 1831)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Gerres acinaces Bleeker, 1854
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus (Rüppell, 1837)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Lactoria fornasini (Bianconi, 1846)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Leiognathus elongatus (Günther, 1874)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Leptoscarus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Lethrinus lentjan (Lacepède, 1802)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Lutjanus fulviflamma (Forsskål, 1775)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Paramonacanthus barnardi Fraser-Brunner, 1941
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Petroscirtes mitratus Rüppell, 1830
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Platycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Plotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1787)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Scarus ghobban Forsskål, 1775
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Sebastapistes strongia (Cuvier, 1829)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Siganus sutor (Valenciennes, 1835)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Sphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Synodus variegatus (Lacepède, 1803)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Trachyrhamphus bicoarctatus (Bleeker, 1857)
Kenyan Exclusive Economic Zone for Upeneus tragula Richardson, 1846
