Fish larval composition and distribution assessment in the northern waters of Ambon Island

International Symposium on Banda Sea Ecosystem 2017

地球科学;生态环境科学

Tapilatu, Y.^1 ; Sabandar, A.H.^2 ; Salawane, V.^2 ; Syahailatua, A.^1

Center for Deep-Sea Research, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (PPLD LIPI), Jl. Y. Syaranamual, Guru-guru Poka, Ambon

97233, Indonesia^1

Undergraduate Programme, Faculty of Biology, Satya Wacana Christian University, Jl. P. Diponegoro 52-60, Salatiga

50711, Indonesia^2

关键词: Banda Sea;    Coastal area;    Coral reef;    Coral reef ecosystems;    Human consumption;    Ichthyoplankton;    Literature studies;    Vertical sampling;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/184/1/012008/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/184/1/012008

学科分类：环境科学（综合）

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

The Banda Sea ecosystem has been highlighted in the past decade for its potential role in providing economically important fish stock for human consumption. However, literature studies indicated lack of references regarding fish larvae abundance and composition in coastal areas of islands impacted directly by the Banda Sea. The study covers fish larval survey carried out at the northern waters of Ambon Island in April 2017. The composition, distribution, and abundance of fish larvae were described based on five horizontal and one vertical sampling stations. Twenty-eight families were identified and two of them were the most abundant: Atherinidae (23% of the total larvae) and Apogonidae (21% of the total larvae). Most of the other families were known to be neritic and in particular were fishes commonly found to be associated with coral reef ecosystems. This finding indicated the profile of the northern waters area, which has extensive coral reef coverage, as well as estuary and mangrove area.