Results of the Quantitative Visual Fish Censuses Conducted at Six Locations Offshore of Sand Island, 
Oahu, Hawaii, 28 August and 7 September 1995


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FAMILY and Species

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T-2
T-3
T-4
T-5
T-6

MURAENIDAE






Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
1





Gymnothorax steindachneri

1




Gymnothorax meleagris





1
Uropterygius tigrinus
1












SYNODONTIDAE






Saurida variegatus


1


1







SCORPAENIDAE






Taenianotus triacanthus




1








FISTULARIIDAE






Fistularia commersonii



1









SPARIDAE






Monotaxis grandoculis
1












CARANGIDAE






Caranx melampygus

1
1
1









LUTJANIDAE






Aprion virescens
2












MULLIDAE






Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
56
53




Parupeneus multifasciatus
16
17
7
22
9
11
Parupeneus pleurostigma

3
2

3
2
Parupeneus cyclostomus

1











CHAETODONTIDAE






Forcipiger flavissimus
1
4



2
Chaetodon multicinctus
5
9

2
2
4
Chaetodon ornatissimus
1
1




Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
1





Chaetodon unimaculatus

1



1
Chaetodon miliaris

5
21
1


Heniochus diphreutes


13










POMACANTHIDAE






Centropyge potteri


1


1







POMACENTRIDAE






Dascyllus albisella
1




4
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
4
1




Chromis vanderbilti
18
10
14
20


Chromis hanui




1
5
Chromis agilis





9
Chromis ovalis
7
27




Chromis verator
5





Stegastes fasciolatus

1


6
4

Continued


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FAMILY and Species

T-1
T-2
T-3
T-4
T-5
T-6

CIRRHITIDAE






Paracirrhites arcatus
8
2
2
2

3
Paracirrhites forsteri

1




Cirrhitops fasciatus

1


1
1
Cirrhitus pinnulatus




1








LABRIDAE






Labroides phthirophagus





2
Cheilinus bimaculatus



6
1

Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

1


2

Thalassoma duperrey
16
17
8
10
21
31
Gomphosus varius




3
8
Coris gaimard
1



1
1
Coris venusta 


1

2
4
Pseudojuloides cerasinus
21
22
2
29
1

Stethojulis balteata
6



4
1
Macropharyngodon geoffroy

11


4
2
Halichoeres ornatissimus




3
1







SCARIDAE






Calotomus carolinus
2
1


1
1
Scarus psittacus
24
22

2
13
17
Scarus sordidus

12


6
13
Scarus perspicillatus




1
16







ACANTHURIDAE






Acanthurus nigrofuscus
4
9
15
18
34
45
Acanthurus nigroris
9
3




Acanthurus olivaceus


2



Acanthurus dussumieri



2


Acanthurus triostegus




1

Ctenochaetus strigosus
4
7


101
56
Zebrasoma flavescens
6
8


3

Naso lituratus
2
10


2
1
Naso hexacanthus
15
57




Naso brevirostris
5





Naso unicornis
1


3
1








ZANCLIDAE






Zanclus cornutus
1
2


1
1







BALISTIDAE






Melichthys niger





4
Sufflamen bursa
4
3
3
4
4
1
Rhinecanthus aculeatus



1









MONACANTHIDAE






Pervagor spilosoma
2
1



1
Pervagor melanocephalus

1


1

Cantherhines sandwichiensis
1





Cantherhines dumerilii


1
2



Continued


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FAMILY and Species

T-1
T-2
T-3
T-4
T-5
T-6

OSTRACIONTIDAE






Lactoria fornasini
1












CANTHIGASTERIDAE






Canthigaster jactator
2
2

1
5
2
Canthigaster cinctus
1

1
1









TETRAODONTIDAE






Diodon holocanthus

1












Total No. of Species
37
37
17
19
32
34
Total No. of Individuals
256
329
95
128
240
257
Estimated Standing Crop (g/m2)
301
457
27
25
77
93
	
NOTE: Each entry in the body of the table represents the total number of individuals of each species seen; totals are 
presented at the foot of the table, along with an estimate of the standing crop of fishes present at each location. All censuses 
were carried out by the author.


