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Chapter III. Background, 4. Marine Resources
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Grovhoug and Henderson (1978) also compared the number of fish species present with the
distance from Abariringa’s (Canton’s) lagoon passage. Results are provided in Figure III-4.4
below.
Figure III-4.4. Number of fish species compared with distance from
Abariringa’s (Canton’s) lagoon entrance.
(source: Grovhoug and Henderson 1978)
Grovhoug and Henderson (1978) also provided distributional information on key fish species
including:
1) Threadfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon auriga,
2) Damselfish, Pomacentrus nigricans,
3) Surgeonfish, Acanthurus xanthopterus,
4) Honeycomb grouper, Epinephelus merra,
5) Parrotfish, Scarus sordidus,
6) Fivelined cardinalfish, Cheilodipterus quinquetineata,
7) Bicolor chromis, Chromis margaritifer,
8) Lemonpeel angelfish, Centropyge falvissimus,
9) Surgeon fish, Zebrasoma scopas,
10) Black grouper, Cephalopholus argus,
11) Beaked wrasse, Gomphosus varius,
12) White-tailed damselfish, Dascyllus aruanus,
13) Rainbow wrasse, Thalassoma amblycephalus,
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