Results of the Quantitative Visual Fish Censuses Conducted at Six Locations Offshore of Sand Island, Oahu, 
Hawaii, 12 and 28 August 1998


Transect
FAMILY and Species

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

MURAENIDAE






Gymnomuraena zebra



1









SERRANIDAE






Cephalopholis argus





1







LUTJANIDAE






Alphareus furcatus
1





Aprion virescens
1












LETHRINIDAE






Monotaxis grandoculis
8

 










MULLIDAE






Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

14




Parupeneus multifasciatus
8
4
3
4
8
10
Parupeneus pleurostigma

2
1

1
1







CHAETODONTIDAE






Forcipiger flavissimus
2





Chaetodon multicinctus
2
7
2
2
2
2
Chaetodon quadrimaculatus

3




Chaetodon miliaris
19
4











POMACANTHIDAE






Centropyge potteri 


1










POMACENTRIDAE






Dascyllus albisella
35
13
11



Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
1



1
1
Abudefduf abdominalis
31





Chromis vanderbilti 
9

53
27


Chromis hanui



2


Chromis agilis





2
Chromis ovalis

6




Chromis verator
12





Stegastes fasciolatus 





4







CIRRHITIDAE






Paracirrhites arcatus
5
4
4
3


Cirrhitops fasciatus

1




Cirrhitus pinnulatus




1








LABRIDAE






Bodianus bilunulatus
1

2
1


Cheilinus bimaculatus


1



Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
2




1
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia

1




Thalassoma duperrey
36
12
6
3
12
45 
Gomphosus varius
4
1


1
2
Coris gaimard
1



1
1
Coris venusta


2


2
Pseudojuloides cerasinus
7
16
5
16

1
Stethojulis balteata 
2
1

1
1
5
Macropharyngodon geoffroy
1




4
Anampses chrysocephalus


1
2


Halichoeres ornatissimus





1


ResultsContinued


Transect
FAMILY and Species

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

SCARIDAE






Calotomus carolinus
1
3



2
Scarus psittacus
34
23


8
7
Scarus sordidus
1



6
10







BLENNIIDAE






Plagiotremus ewaensis



1









ACANTHURIDAE






Acanthurus triostegus




2

Acanthurus nigrofuscus
25
12
9
12
33
41
Acanthurus nigroris
34




4
Acanthurus dussumieri




1

Acanthurus olivaceus


4
3


Ctenochaetus strigosus




54
10
Zebrasoma flavescens

1




Naso lituratus

1


2
2
Naso hexacanthus
27





Naso unicornis
2
1
2

2

Naso brevirostris
3

5
1

1
Zanclus cornutus
3
3
1










BALISTIDAE






Melichthys niger




2
4
Melichthys vidua

1




Sufflamen bursa
3
1
2
4
6
1
Sufflamen fraenatus


1
1


Rhinecanthus aculeatus



1









MONACANTHIDAE






Pervagor melanocephalus





1
Pervagor spilosoma
1



1

Cantherhines sandwichiensis
1
1


1
1
Cantherhines dumerilii


1










OSTRACIIDAE






Ostracion whitleyi

1











TETRAODONTIDAE






Canthigaster jactator
1
3
2
1
4
4
Canthigaster cinctus


1



Canthigaster coronata



2










Total No. of Species
34
27
23
20
22
29
Total No. of Individuals
324
140
120
88
150
171
Estimated Standing Crop (g/m2)
151
132
74
42
70
89

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.




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