 Table 2.		Fish species observed at selected survey sites within North Male and South Male Atolls,  Republic of 
the Maldives - August, 2001.  North Male survey sites include the Thilafushi Landfill (Thila) and the Furanafushi 
Channel (Furan).  South Male survey sites include the Sand Mining Operation Sites 1 (SMS1) and 2 (SMS2). 
Service/NMFS
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FAMILY			 	Thila		Furanafushi	SMS1		SMS2
Genus/species			N. Male  	N. Male		S. Male		S. Male
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ACANTHURIDAE (Surgeonfishes)
   Acanthurus auranticamus					x
   A. dussumieri		x		x
   A.  leucosternon 		x				x
   A. lineatus			x		x
   A. nigrofuscus		x	
   A  thompsoni			x		x		x
   A. tennenti			x
   A. xanthopterus				x
   Ctenochaetus strigosus	x				
   C. striatus			x
   Naso  brevirostris		x		
   N. vlamingi			x
   N. lituratus			x		x
   Zebrasoma desjardinii	x                   		x                    	   
   Z. veliferum 		x                   		x		x

AULOSTOMIDAE (Trumpetfishes)
   Aulostomus chinensis		x			

BALISTIDAE (Triggerfishes)
   Balistapus undulatus		x		x
   Melicthys indicus		x		x
   Odonus niger			x		x	
   Psuedobalites flavimarginatus						x
   Sufflamen bursa		x
                                                  	
BLENNIIDAE
   Aspidontus taeniatus				x		x
   Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos			x

CAESIONIDAE (Fusiliers)
    Caesio varilineata				x
    C. xanthonota		x	  	x
   Pterocaesio tile		x						x			
	  
CHAETONDONTIDAE (Butterflyfishes)
   Chaetodon auriga		x				x
   C. falcula							x
   C. kleini			x
   C. guttatissimus		x
   C. meyeri			x
   C. trifaciatus						x

Table 2 Fish continued.	
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FAMILY			 	Thila	   	Furanafushi	SMS1		SMS2
Genus/species			N. Male        	N. Male		S. Male		S. Male
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CHAETONDONTIDAE (continued)
   C. xanthocephalus				x		x
   Forcipiger flavissimus	x			
   F.  longirostris 		x		x
   Hemitaurichthys zoster	x		x
   Heniochus  monoseros				x
   H. pluerotaenia						x		
    
CIRRHITIDAE (Hawkfishes)
   Paracirrhites forsteri	x				
  
HOLOCENTRIDAE (Squirrelfishes, Soldierfishes)
   Myripristis  adusta		x			
   M. vittata					x   
   Neoniphon sp.				x		x
   Sargocentron diadema			 	x
   S. spiniferum		x				x

KYPHOSIDAE
   Kyphosus cinerascens         x		

LABRIDAE (Wrasses)
   Anampses meleagrides						x			
   Bodianus axillaris                                           
   Cheilinus undulatus		x
   C. fasciatus							x		x		
   Epibulus insidiator		x		x	
   Gomphosus caeruleus				x		x	
   Halichoeres hortulanus			x
   H. vrolikii							x	
   Hemigymnus fasciatus								x
   H. melapterus		x
   Labroides bicolor				x
   L.  dimidiatus		x		x	
   Thalassoma  lunare				x		x	
  
LETHRINIDAE (Emperors)
   Lethrinus erythracanthus			x
   Lethrinus sp.						x
   Monotaxis grandoculus	x				x	

LUTJANIDAE
   Lutjanus bohar				x
   Macolor macularis				x




Table 2 Fish continued.	
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FAMILY			 	Thila		Furanafushi	SMS1		SMS2
Genus/species			N. Male    	N. Male		S. Male		S. Male

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MICRODESMIDAE
   Nemateleotris decora				x

MOBULIDAE (Manta Rays)
   Manta alfredi									x	

MONACANTHIDAE (Filefishes)
   Cantherhines dumerlii	x					

MULLIDAE (Goatfishes)
   Mulloidichthys flavolineatus 					x
   Parupeneus barberinus           					x				 
                                                                  	
MURAENIDAE (Moray Eels)
   Gymnothorax  favagineus			x	
   G. javanicus                                 x

NEMIPTERIDAE
   Scolopsis bilineatus				x

PEMPHERIDIDAE
   Parapriacanthus ransonneti			x

POMACANTHIDAE (Angelfishes)
    Pygoplites diacanthus	x		x					x

POMACENTRIDAE (Damselfishes)
   Abdudefduf saxatilis		x
   Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster					x
   Amphiprion nigripes				x
   Chromis dimidiata		x		x
   C. ternatensis	                                           			x   
   C. viridis			x				x			x	
   Dascyllus auranus				x			
   D. trimaculatus				x
   Pomacentrus caeruleus			x
   P. indicus			x	        x		x
   P. pavo							x
   P. philippinus				x

PRIACANTHIDAE
   Priacanthus hamrur		x

Table 2 Fish continued.        	

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FAMILY                        Thila        Furanafushi        SMS1	       SMS2
Genus/species                N. Male       N. Male            S. Male        S. Male
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SCARIDAE (Parrotfishes)
   Hipposcarus harid						x
   Scarus  frenatus	 	x				x		x
   S. niger					x		x
   S. scaber			x
   S. sordidus			x
   S. strongylocephalus         x		x
  
SIGANIDAE
   Siganus stellatus				x

SERRANIDAE (Fairy Basslets, Groupers)
   Cephalopholis argus		x		x
   Nemanthias carberryi				x
   Pseudanthias evansi		x
   P. hypselosma				x
   P.squamipinnis               x               x		

SYNODONTIDAE
   Synodus jaculum						      		x
                                                                              
ZANCLIDAE (Moorish Idols)
   Zanclus cornutus             x	        x	      x	                x
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TOTAL FAMILIES	               18	       19      	     11              1O
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TOTAL SPECIES	               48	       48	     34	             12

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