Importance of the Lac-lagoon (Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles) for a selected number of reef fish species

Mangroves and seagrass beds were known to function as nurseries for juvenile reef fishes. The importance of various biotypes (mangroves, Thalassia testudinum, shallow reef, deep reef) for juveniles of 16 fish species in Lac-lagoon (Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles) was investigated in 1981. The seagras...

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Published in:Hydrobiologia 1992-11, Vol.247 (1-3), p.139-140
Main Authors: VAN DER VELDE, G, GORISSEN, M. W, DEN HARTOG, C, VAN'T HOFF, T, MEIJER, G. J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Biological and medical sciences
Brackish
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Marine
Pisces
Sea water ecosystems
Synecology
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Summary:Mangroves and seagrass beds were known to function as nurseries for juvenile reef fishes. The importance of various biotypes (mangroves, Thalassia testudinum, shallow reef, deep reef) for juveniles of 16 fish species in Lac-lagoon (Bonaire, Netherlands Antilles) was investigated in 1981. The seagrass beds formed the most important biotope for the juveniles of 5 species: French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum), Bluestripped grunt (Haemulon sciurus), Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus), Stoplight parrot fish (Sparisoma viride), and Doctor fish (Acanthurus chirurgus). Mangroves were important for Schoolmaster fish (Lutjanus apodus), Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus), Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) and Foureye butterfly (Chaetodon capistratus). The juveniles of Smallmouth grunt (Haemulon chyrsargyreum), Mahogany snapper (Lutjanus mahogoni), Sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis), Ocean surgeon (Acanthurus bahianus) and Blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus) were mainly found on the shallow reef.
ISSN:0018-8158
1573-5117
DOI:10.1007/BF00008213