Composition and structure of fish communities on the Muriú Parrachos, Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil

Authors

  • Carlos Eduardo Costa Campos Universidade Federal do Amapá, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Zoologia. Macapá – AP
  • Júlio César Sá Oliveira Universidade Federal do Amapá, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Zoologia. Macapá – AP
  • Andréa Soares Araújo Universidade Federal do Amapá, Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Laboratório de Zoologia. Macapá – AP

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32360/acmar.v43i1.6013

Keywords:

reef fishes, community structure, visual census.

Abstract

In the Southwestern Atlantic several studies using visual census and direct observation techniques were conducted in order to obtain ecological information about reef environments. Eighty visual censuses (20 x 2 m transects) and intensive searches were carried out between January, 2005 and January, 2006. More than 123 fish species belonging to 45 families were seen in all study sites during one year of visual census effort. The most representative families in number of species were Epinephilidae (8 sp.), Haemulidae (8 sp.), Scaridae (7 sp.), Lutjanidae (7 sp.), Pomacentridae (6 sp.) and Labridae (6 sp.).

Published

2010-05-01

Issue

Section

Artigos originais