Results of the Quantitative Visual Fish Censuses Conducted at Six Locations Offshore of Sand Island, 
Oahu, Hawaii, 14 and 18 August 1997


Transect
FAMILY and Species

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

MURAENIDAE






Gymnothorax meleagris
1
1




Gymnothorax eurostus


1



Gymnothorax undulatus
1












SYNODONTIDAE






Saurida variegatus
1












SCORPAENIDAE






Scorpaenopsis cacopsis

1











APOGONIDAE






Apogon kallopterus





2







CARANGIDAE






Scomberoides laysan


2 



Caranx melampygus

1


1








MULLIDAE






Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
55
75




Parupeneus multifasciatus
4
12
41
7
5
3
Parupeneus pleurostigma
1

1

1








CHAETODONTIDAE






Forcipiger flavissimus
1
2
1


1
Chaetodon multicinctus
2

2

2
2
Chaetodon ornatissimus
2





Chaetodon unimaculatus





3
Chaetodon miliaris
8
2
4



Heniochus diphreutes


9










POMACANTHIDAE






Centropyge potteri 
1

1



Dascyllus albisella
52

15



Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
1



2

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

1




Chromis vanderbilti 
13

9
4
7
8
Chromis hanui




3
2
Chromis agilis





3
Chromis ovalis
54





Stegastes fasciolatus 




4
3







CIRRHITIDAE






Paracirrhites arcatus
2
4
2
2
1
1
Cirrhitops fasciatus




1








LABRIDAE






Labroides phthirophagus


2



Bodianus bilunulatus
1

2



Cheilinus bimaculatus


3
2


Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
1
1


1
3
Thalassoma duperrey
22
35
10

16
36 
Gomphosus varius
3



3
4
Coris gaimard





2
Coris venusta


1

2
1
ResultsContinued


Transect
FAMILY and Species

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

Pseudojuloides cerasinus
4
5
1
7
1
1
Stethojulis balteata 

1


2
4
Macropharyngodon geoffroy
1
1
1


6
Halichoeres ornatissimus





1







SCARIDAE






Calotomus carolinus




1

Scarus psittacus
35
20


13
15
Scarus sordidus





14
Scarus perspicillatus
14





Scarus rubroviolaceus




1








BLENNIIDAE






Exallis brevis
1





Cirripectus variolosus




1








GOBIIDAE






Psilogobius mainlandi


1










ACANTHURIDAE






Acanthurus nigrofuscus

19
16
8
30
32
Acanthurus nigroris
21
9
7
2

3
Acanthurus dussumieri
1


1
3

Acanthurus olivaceus
3
1




Ctenochaetus strigosus
4
4


44
25
Zebrasoma flavescens
16
7




Naso lituratus
10



2
2
Naso hexacanthus
6
2




Naso brevirostris

1




Zanclus cornutus

1











BALISTIDAE






Melichthys niger
1



1
2
Melichthys vidua

1




Sufflamen bursa
4
3
1
2
4

Rhinecanthus aculeatus



1









MONACANTHIDAE






Pervagor melanocephalus

1




Pervagor spilosoma
3





Cantherhines sandwichiensis



1









TETRAODONTIDAE






Arothron hispidus

1




Canthigaster jactator
1
1
3
1
4
2
Canthigaster cinctus
5


2


Canthigaster rivulata





1








Total No. of Species
37
28
24
13
27
28
Total No. of Individuals
356
213
136
40
156
182
Estimated Standing Crop (g/m2)
602
720
35
9
71
71
	
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.



