Results of the Quantitative Visual Fish Censuses Conducted at Six Locations Offshore of Sand Island, 
Oahu, Hawaii, 20 and 21 November 1996


Transect
FAMILY and Species

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

MURAENIDAE






Gymnothorax meleagris
1












SYNODONTIDAE






Saurida variegatus




1








AULOSTOMIDAE






Aulostomus chinensis
2












FISTULARIIDAE






Fistularia commersoni
1












CARANGIDAE






Decapterus macarellus


35










MULLIDAE






Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
4





Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
32





Parupeneus multifasciatus 
42
10
17

29
7
Parupeneus bifasciatus


2

6
2







CHAETODONTIDAE






Forcipiger flavissimus

1
1


1
Chaetodon multicinctus
6
2
2

2
2
Chaetodon ornatissimus





2
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
1
2




Chaetodon fremblii


1



Chaetodon miliaris
17

2



Heniochus diphreutes


1










POMACANTHIDAE






Centropyge potteri


2


1







POMACENTRIDAE






Dascyllus albisella
7
2
8



Abudefduf abdominalis
30





Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
2
8


1
1
Chromis vanderbilti 
55
26
26


26
Chromis hanui

1


4
1
Chromis agilis




4
9
Chromis ovalis
102





Chromis verator
9





Stegastes fasciolatus




8
4







CIRRHITIDAE






Paracirrhitus arcatus
6
6
4
3

1
Cirrhitops fasciatus

1



1







LABRIDAE






Cheilinus bimaculatus



1


Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
2
3
1



Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia


1



Thalassoma duperrey
27
20
13

11
19
Gomphosus varius
4




1

ResultsContinued


Transect
FAMILY and Species

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

Coris gaimard
1





Coris venusta





1
Pseudojuloides cerasinus

6
3
3
1
1
Stethojulis balteata
9
1
4
1

1
Macropharyngodon geoffroy




1
2
Halichoeres ornatissimus





1
Anampses cuvier




1








THUNNIDAE






Thunnus albacares

47











SCARIDAE






Calotomus carolinus

1
1



Scarus psittacus
38
66
13


37
Scarus sordidus
66
32



1
Scarus perspicillatus




1








GOBIIDAE






Ptereleotris heteropterus



2









ACANTHURIDAE






Acanthurus nigrofuscus
15
15
14
1
35
71
Acanthurus nigroris
8
1




Acanthurus dussumieri
1
1




Ctenochaetus strigosus
18



53
33
Zebrasoma flavescens
3





Naso lituratus

1



1
Naso hexacanthus
36





Naso unicornis
1
1
1



Zanclus cornutus
3
6


1








BALISTIDAE






Melichthys niger




1
1
Sufflamen bursa
2
3
4 
3

2
Sufflamen fraenatus


1
1


Rhinecanthus aculeatus



2









MONACANTHIDAE






Pervagor melanocephalus




1

Cantherhines sandwichiensis

2
2
1

1







TETRAODONTIDAE






Arothron hispidus





1
Canthigaster jactator
3
1


5
2
Canthigaster coronata 


1
2










Total No. of Species
33
27
25
11
19
30
Total No. of Individuals
554
266
160
20
166
234
Estimated Standing Crop (g/m2)
444
868
157
15
72
83
	
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.

