Records of the Western Australian Museum Supplement No. 66: 343-398 (2004).

Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia

J. Barry HutchinsDepartment of Aquatic Zoology (Fishes), Western Australian Museum, Francis Street

Perth, Western Australia 6000, Australiaemail: barry.hutchins@museum.wa.gov.au

Abstract - The shallow-water fish fauna of the Dampier Archipelago (to adepth of 30 m), which now totals 650 species, consists of a rich coral reeffauna (465 species), a moderate mangrove one (116 species), smaller numbersof soft bottom inhabitants (106 species) and a relatively low number of pelagicspecies (67). The outer islands are inhabited predominantly by coral reef fisheswhereas inner areas close to the mainland are occupied by mangrove andsilty-bottom dwellers. The inter-island passages have a relatively rich softbottom fauna. Species diversity is at its highest in areas of high topographicdiversity, the area with the highest diversities lying along the exposednorthern perimeter of the archipelago. These more off-shore areas areapparently under the direct influence of the off-shore flowing, warm LeeuwinCurrent, where water clarity is high and propagules from upstream locations,such as the Rowley Shoals, are deposited. The more in-shore areas are affectedby high turbidity resulting from mangrove communities and high freshwaterrunoff during cyclonic events. The fish fauna of the archipelago is closelyrelated to that occurring at the more off-shore Monte Bello Islands, but isnoticeably less diverse than the islands of the West Pilbara region to thesouth. Some elements of the Kimberley fish fauna also inhabit the archipelago.

INTRODUCTIONSince the early 1970's when the Western

Australian Museum first conducted marine surveysin the Dampier Archipelago, considerable work hasbeen done on the fish fauna of the area but little hasbeen published. The first major study (Hutchins andAllen, 1974 [unpublished]) involved a checklist offishes inhabiting the western portion of thearchipelago during the years 1971-1974. This wasconducted as part of the museum's investigation ofthe Crown-of-thorns starfish at Kendrew Island(Wilson and Marsh, 1975). It was followed in 1978by a survey of fishes along the western side ofBurrup Peninsula, which also included a brief visitto Kendrew and Malus Islands (Hutchins, 1978[unpublished]). Also in that year, theCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial ResearchOrganisation (CSIRO) commenced trawlingoperations in nearby waters of the North WestShelf, but few collections were made in thearchipelago (see Sainsbury et al., 1985). However,the CSIRO carried out other survey work in 1983­1984, investigating the fish fauna of near-shoremangrove creeks and open shores of the Dampierarea, mostly using gill and seine nets (Blaber et al.,1985). Following the release of a report on the aproposed marine reserve system for WesternAustralia (Wilsori, 1994) which recommended thatthe Dampier Archipelago be considered forreservation, it seemed appropriate to bring this

knowledge of the fishes together in the form of acomplete checklist for the area. Fortunately, supportfor this project was forthcoming from one of themajor commercial enterprises in the Dampierregion, Woodside Energy Ltd (see Jones, 2004 thisvolume). This assistance also made it possible toexpand the fish survey to include many of the areaspreviously un-worked and to assess the inter­relationships of the major assemblages present.

The current study was commenced in 1998 andcompleted in 2000. It included three separate tripsby the author to the archipelago. The first two tripsinvolved intensive survey work to sampleparticular areas of the archipelago (eastern islandsin 1998, western islands in 1999), while the thirdwas part of an international workshop that wasmore wide ranging. The methodology, which isdescribed more fully below, was based mainly on avisual survey assessment, but also entailed sporadicsampling of the intertidal and subtidal fauna. It wasbiased towards reef fishes because of theirdominance in the area, but additional records ofspecies that inhabit soft bottoms, mangroves andthe pelagic environment were also made.Furthermore, the data from the 1998-1999 surveyswere subjected to a hierarchical classificationanalysis to explore relationships of the major fishassemblages. Finally, a complete checklist of speciesfor the Dampier Archipelago (Appendix 1) wasprepared from all of the sources mentioned above.

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A version of this list, which also includes speciestrawled and dredged to a depth of 45 m, appearedin a separate publication (Hutchins, 2003).

MATERIALS AND METHODS

Two methodologies were used for thisinvestigation: 1, rapid assessment using visualsurvey and 2, ,collections made with rotenonepowder to force cryptic species from crevices andother hiding places. During 1998 and 1999, rotenonestudies were conducted at low tide in rock poolsand other shallow reefs along the shoreline. Deepercollections were made during the 2000 workshopon more exposed reefs at depths to 22 m. Furtherdetails of these methodologies are as follows:1. Rapid visual surveys. The survey method was

based on the visual survey technique describedin Wilson and Marsh (1979) but subsequentlymodified after Williams (1982). Fish werecounted during a 60 minute swim in which theSCUBA-equipped observer swam in a zigzagcourse around each survey location. Recordswere noted on underwater sheets that hadpreviously been filled out with the names ofspecies most likely to be found and scored in alogs scale of abundance (1=1 fish; 2=2-5; 3=6-25;4=26-125; 5=126-625; 6=626-3125; 7=3126+). Allidentifiable species were recorded, but speciesof questionable identification weresubsequently deleted from the list; however,some that appear to be undescribed wereretained. A few collections of the difficult-to­identify species were made with spears. Mostsurvey activity occurred in the depth range a­20 m, but depths to 30 m were workedoccasionally.

2. Rotenone collections. Shallow rock pools weresampled at low tide by dissolving rotenonepowder (derris dust) in seawater and spreadingit throughout each pool. In a few areas, exposedreef and mud flats were also sampled byallowing the dissolved rotenone to be carried bythe water washing across these areas.Collections involving deeper subtidal reefs weremade after the rotenone solution was placed incaves and under crevices in the reefs by aSCUBA-equipped diver. However, only limitedsuccess was achieved using this technique asstrong tidal currents often carried away therotenone solution before it had time to affect thefish.

AnalysisSites were classified into groups by a hierarchical

classification analysis employing the computerprogram NTSYSPC 2.0. Bray-Curtis similaritycoefficients were used and matrices clusteredutilising the UPGMA clustering method. Logs

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abundances were determined for all speciesrecorded during each individual visual survey, butonly presence-absence data were used for collectingsites. The program produces clusters on the basis ofeach site's full complement of species. This isfurther weighted by the relative abundance of thespecies within each site when those data areavailable. The analyses in the Results section below,therefore, are presented under two categories,visual surveys (which includes abundance data)and collecting sites (presence-absence data only).There was no analysis performed on either thevisual surveys or the material collected during the2000 workshop. Some of the latter visual surveyswere conducted at sites visited during the previoustwo trips i.e. repeat surveys, while others wereincorporated with collecting activities that negateda consistency of effort. In addition, strong tides andpoor weather conditions made subtidal samplingwith rotenone difficult, limiting the diversity ofmaterial obtained.

TerminologyThe following terms are used throughout this

report. Brief descriptions are provided here as somereaders may interpret them differently.

Hard bottoms. These refer to substrata composedof igneous and/or limestone rocks. Corals grow onthese structures forming reefs whereas those withlittle or no coral are termed rocky reefs. Some hardbottoms of low relief support mainly softinvertebrate growths that are referred to as spongegardens (see also below). Accumulations of sandand gravel derived from the breakdown of rocksand corals form shallow shoals in some areas. Thesemay also attract corals which form reefs.

Soft bottoms. These refer to sandy and siltybottoms, either bare or covered with marine plants.These soft bottoms may be only a thin veneer ofsand over a hard bottom and as such may supportsoft invertebrate growths which are anchored to thehard substratum below, e.g. sponge gardens.

Mangroves. These are waterways and theirbottoms which are adjacent to mangrovevegetation. Soft substrata here usually have highmud contents, whereas adjacent hard bottomssupport either oyster colonies, stunted invertebrategrowths or nothing.

Trawling grounds. These are soft bottoms that aresuitable for operating commercial prawn andscallop trawl nets. Isolated reefs are sometimeslocated on these grounds, thus contributing reefspecies to the catches.

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SitesTable 1 lists the fish sampling sites for 1998

(DA1/01 to 35), 1999 (DA3/36 to 70) and 2000(DA4/01 to 44). Unless otherwise stated, sites weresampled using the visual survey techniquedescribed above. Other collections involvedrotenone and spear, but limited visual assessmentswere also made at these sites. Figures 1, 3 and 5show the position of all sites on a map of the area.For clarity, site prefixes are only used in the legendon each map.

RESULTS

Hutchins and Alien (1974) reported 287 species ofpredominantly reef fishes for the DampierArchipelago, whereas Hutchins (1978) increasedthis total to 335 (see Hutchins, 1994). Blaber et al.(1985) working mostly in the more turbid watersalong the mainland coast recorded 164 species,taking the total for the archipelago to >400 species.The three surveys that make up the present studyproduced 466 species. The complete list for thearchipelago now stands at 650 species (Appendix1). The majority of these (465) were found on hardbottoms, but significant numbers were recordedfrom soft bottoms (106) and mangrove areas (116).Free-swimming and larval forms totalled 67. Eventhough a number of trawl-caught species are listedhere (51), only those collected to the south of the 30m contour level (Figure 1) are included.

DiversityAll of the species recorded during the 1998, 1999

and 2000 surveys are listed in Tables 2 to 6 (thenumber of species are included at the bottom ofeach column). Species totals for the visual surveysites ranged from 114 (site DA4/14 at LegendreIsland) to 13 (site DA3/68 near Nelson Rocks)(lower figures were obtained during the 2000workshop, but those surveys were incomplete).Intertidal collecting sites ranged from totals of 41species (site DA1/25 at Keast Island) to 9 (siteDA1/28 in Flying Foam Passage). Subtidalcollecting with rotenone produced a high of 34species at West Lewis Island (site DA4/4) and alow of 8 at Enderby Island (site DA4/41).

The site with the highest fish diversity was DA1/15 at the north-western corner of Legendre Island.It was located adjacent to moderately deep waterwhere the reef edge falls away steeply to 30 m. Itwas first surveyed in 1998 for a total of 109 speciesand then resurveyed (as DA4/14) during the 2000workshop for a new total of 114. Interestingly, 43 ofthe latter total had not been recorded on the firstvisit. Site DA4/15 was located close by (50 m to theeast) where a further 27 unrecorded species werefound. Thus, 179 species have now been observedin this area. Pelagic and free swimming species

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often congregate along the drop-off, thuscontributing to this unusually high but fluctuatingdiversity.

Other survey sites with high diversities wereDA1/32 (98 species), also on Legendre Island, andDA3/40 on the north side of Rosemary Island (94species). During the 2000 workshop, a site at thewestern end of Enderby Island (DA4/43) produced98 species, but none of the workshop sites areincluded in the following analysis (see Materialsand Methods section above).

Relationships between sites surveyed in 1998­1999

Analysis of the dataset (Tables 2, 3 and 5) ispresented below. Dissimilarity dendrogramsshowing site assemblages are illustrated in Figures2 and 4. The prefixes DA1 and DA3 for sites 1 to 70included here are omitted for clarity.

1. Visual surveys (Figure 2)At a level of dissimilarity of ~0.s7, two main

clusters are apparent (those sites that cluster athigher levels of dissimilarity are ignored herebecause little can be gained from examining suchdissimilar relationships). Sites 1 to 16 form onegroup of mostly protected locations and sites 3 to52 form a separate group of mostly exposed sites.Within the first cluster, two additional groups areapparent, sites 1-30 (protected sites) and sites 4-16(semi-protected sites). In the exposed grouping, twoadditional clusters are also present, sites 3-69 and39-52. The following analyses look at each of thesesub-groupings in turn.

Protected sites 1-30Site 30 clusters separately from the other sites. It

was located at the eastern entrance to SearipplePassage with an igneous boulder habitat frontedby a flat sandy bottom. Little hard coral was foundhere and fish diversity was also low. For theremaining 17 sites, two clusters are apparent, 1-63and 10-61. Within the first grouping, sites 1, 24and 29 form a separate cluster, being locatedadjacent to each other at the northeastern end ofDolphin Island (site 29 was just across the passagefrom site 1). They form a separate grouping fromthe remaining 11 sites (12-63). The latter rangefrom a protected bay on Haiiy Island, a coral sitein Flying Foam Passage, to numerous protectedbays on Dolphin, Malus, West and East Lewis, andEnderby Islands. Of these, sites 33, 60 and 63 forma separate cluster from the remaining eight. Notwo sites in this group of 14 could be described ashaving a very similar fauna (sites 44 and 58 werethe most similar with a level of dissimilarity ofapproximately 0.34). All 14 sites in this categoryhad moderately diverse coral faunas. In the secondgrouping (sites 10-61), the coral fauna was

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more exposed locations than the above cluster ofprotected sites. Site 16 clusters separately from theothers and was located at the rear edge ofHamersley Shoal. The predominant habitats herewere coral rubble and algae, but little evidence as towhy it should be grouped with the other sites isapparent. Site 4 clusters separately from theremaining five (56-67) and was located in deeperwater off-shore from the reef front at LegendreIsland on a sloping bottom with sparse invertebrategrowth. The other sites form a cluster that involvesthree to the southwest of Enderby Island and twoeast of Rosemary Island. Sponge gardens wereprominent at some of these sites, but most includedsparse growths of hard corals.

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Island, all of these sites were located along theexposed northern edge of the archipelago. Theyinclude areas where coral growth dominated andwere generally located on a sloping bottomdropping off into waters of about 20 m deep (anotable exception was site 69 which was positionedin an area of flat sandy bottom covered withmoderate to large, igneous boulders that overlay agas pipeline). Two additional clusters are apparent,sites 3-15 forming one and sites 40-69 the other.Most of the sites in the first cluster were located inthe eastern half of the archipelago, whereas thesecond cluster consists of those situated mainly inthe western half. Surprisingly the two sites with themost similar faunas (at a level of dissimilarity ofabout 0.3) were 13 (Hamersley Shoal) in the eastand 46 (Kendrew Island) in the west.

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section of the western archipelago. The habitatshere differed from those of the cluster above inlacking a diverse cover of hard corals.

The most abundant species in each of the threemain clusters are listed in Table 7.

2. Shore-based collections (Figure 4)

The shore-based collections, unlike many of thevisual survey sites, cluster at relatively high levelsof dissimilarity. This is most likely due to the ratherlow numbers of species in each collection, whereasthe visual surveys involved much higher numbers.The former fall into two main clusters at the 0.85level of dissimilarity; the first consisting of sites 2­48 which are essentially rock pool faunas, and thesecond comprising mangrove and muddy bottomfaunas (sites 11-62). The rock pool sites form three

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additional groupings at a level of -0.75, the firstconsisting of 2-23 at the north and northeastern endof Dolphin Island, the second comprising 7-59which had rather depauperate faunas on mainlyigneous substrata, and the third consisting of 17-48which were mainly in limestone areas with morediverse invertebrate faunas occupying each one. Inthe latter grouping, the nine sites are scatteredthroughout the central region of the archipelago,and at a dissimilarity level of -0.65 form threeadditional clusters (sites 17-66, 20-51' and 25-48),but there are no apparent habitat differences toaccount for this separation. The most commonspecies of the collection sites are listed in Table 8.

Topographic complexityThose sites with the greatest topographic

complexity had the most diverse fish faunas. Site 15(109 species) at the northeastern end of LegendreIsland possessed a complex system of spur andgroove reefs. The tops of the spurs were coveredwith a diverse array of hard and soft corals. At theseaward end of the spurs, the bottom droppedaway abruptly through a series of ledges to almost30 m. A large variety of reef fishes inhabited theshallow reefs while pelagic species patrolled thereef drop-off. At the base of the drop-off, the sandybottom was home to an array of soft-bottomdwellers which also included species which preferthe sponge-garden habitat that is formed onscattered emergent limestone rocks. Numerousspecies were found here that have not beenrecorded elsewhere in the archipelago. Many ofthese species prefer waters of good clarity and aremore at home at the far off-shore Rowley Shoalsand Ningaloo Reef to the south than in the moreturbid waters of the Dampier Archipelago.

Site 32 had the second highest fish diversity (98species) and was also located along the northernedge of Legendre Island. It possessed a complexreef structure similar to the above site but lacked asteep drop off and, thus, had fewer pelagic speciesin the area during the survey. Other similar sitesalong the front edge of Legendre Island alsopossessed relatively rich fish faunas (sites 3 and 18with 87 and 86 species, respectively), but sufferedfrom less complex reef structures. Site 13 near thesouthern end of Hamersley Shoal had no prominentspur and groove reef system but, nevertheless, itsreefs possessed a relatively complex topographywhich was reflected in the 89 fish species recordedthere. Site 4 was a deeper water station adjacent tosite 3 but possessed only 54 species. It lackedtopographic complexity, being comprised mostly ofa bare limestone slope with a few hard and softcorals, merging with a sandy bottom at 18 m.

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and groove system dropping slowly into depths of19 m; however, its coral diversity was noticeablylower than at Legendre Island and it supportedonly 82 fish species. The slightly more protected butshallower site 22 had large areas of staghornAcropora and many large Porites bommies,producing a fish total of 84 species (after the 2000cyclone, much of the staghorn coral was reduced torubble and fish diversity was considerably lower).

A deep (to 30 m) off-shore location was surveyedat Madeleine Shoals (site 26) to the north ofLegendre Island. The bottom consisted of a largeigneous monolith, with limited invertebrate cover,producing a low topographic complexity. A total of48 species was recorded here.

In the western portion of the archipelago, mostthe sites along the front edge of the reefs and islandsfrom Nelson Rocks west to Bare Rock had complexreef systems, some including extensive spur andgroove structures. The sites with the highesttopographic complexities (sites 40, 43, 46 and 50)had relatively diverse fish faunas (species totals of94,87,85 and 86, respectively), the deepest of thesebeing site 50 (to 20 m). A deeper location (26 m)was surveyed at site 67 (Nelson Rocks) but this hada higher proportion of soft corals than hard,although the reef had a relatively complextopography. This latter survey produced 83 species.

Two deep locations were also surveyed on theouter edge of the western reefs, sites 39 (offBrigadier Island) ranging from 15 to 27 m and 52(Roly Rock) to 26 m, but both had faunas ofrelatively low diversity (53 and 74 speciesrespectively). Both sites lacked complex reefstructures.

Three of the protected sites in the westernarchipelago had relatively diverse fish faunas. Sites44 (Rosemary Island), 58 (Enderby Island) and 49(Goodwyn Island) were all relatively shallow areas(deepest was 9 m) but produced 87, 87 and 82species, respectively All three sites possessed only amoderately complex topography, but hard coralcover here was extensive, especially in the lattertwo sites. A more exposed and slightly deeper(13 m) site at the northwestern corner of EnderbyIsland (DA4/43) was surveyed in 2000 producing98 species. It also had a high topographiccomplexity but as it was not included in theanalysis, little can be accurately concluded about itsrelationships with the other sites.

Most of the remaining sites in the middle regionof the western archipelago had low topographiccomplexity and possessed fish faunas of low tomoderate diversity.

DISCUSSION

Before this study, the fish diversity of theDampier Archipelago was often reported as

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relatively low in comparison with other tropicalareas of Western Australia (Hutchins, 1978, 1994,1996). The species list presented here is one of highdiversity, totalling 650 species from a range ofhabitats including coral and rocky reefs, algal beds,sponge gardens, sand and silty bottoms, andmangrove areas. A small representation of thetrawl-caught fauna that characterises the NorthWest Shelf is also incorporated. The depth limit setfor this study was 30 m and covers all the waters tothe south of this contour, but Madeleine Shoals tothe north of Legendre Island is also included as itrises to within 15 m of the surface. Many areas,however, still remain to be surveyed and additionalspecies will doubtless be discovered.

Based on the visual surveys, the fish fauna ofsubtidal reefs and adjacent habitats of thearchipelago can be assembled into three categories:exposed, protected and semi-protected. Theexposed reefs tend to have the greatest topographiccomplexity and generally experience better waterclarity than reefs of the other two categories. All butone of the exposed sites was located along thenorthern rim of the archipelago, from DelambreIsland to Bare Rock. The exception was DA1/08 onthe western side of Angel Island, which is unusualin that the reefs in this region are relatively complexand, therefore, support a fish fauna more similar tothe northern sites. Judging by the coral reefdevelopment visible in aerial photographs, there arepossibly other sites between site DA1/08 and siteDA1/13 at the southern end of Hamersley Shoalthat might also fall into this habitat type, thusjustifying the southward extension of the exposedhabitat categorisation (Figure 1). However,additional surveys need to be done in this area toprovide evidence either supporting or disprovingthis hypothesis. Although not analysed during thisstudy, site DA4/43 at the western end of EnderbyIsland could also be expected to be grouped herebecause of its exposed location to the northwest, thelower turbidity of the surrounding water, its hightopographic complexity and its high speciesdiversity.

Although a western and an eastern groupinggenerally predominate in the exposed category, thetwo sites with the most similar faunas (DA1/13 andDA3/46, see Figure 2) are from opposing sides ofthe archipelago. It would, therefore, seem that thefish fauna of this northern belt is reasonablyconsistent in structure.

Sites in the protected category are locatedthroughout the central region of the archipelago.They are characterised by a lower topographiccomplexity and, generally, lower species diversitythan the exposed sites. There are no eastern andwestern components, although three sites at thenortheastern end of Dolphin Island (DA1/01, DA1/24 and DA1/29) form a separate cluster that is

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repeated in the shore collecting stations (sites DA1/02, DA1/23 and DA1/28) (see below). This suggeststhat these six sites are affected by differentenvironmental factors than most of the otherprotected ones due to their location on the marginof Nickol Bay, which apparently has a highsediment load due to the wide expanse of mud flatsat its head (Semeniuk et al., 1982). Another NickolBay location (DA1/30) also clusters separately fromall other protected sites investigated visually.

The semi-protected sites are scattered along aperipheral region that is positioned roughlybetween each band of exposed and protected sites.Two distinct concentrations occur, one in thesouthwest and one just inside the entrance toMermaid Sound. Most of these sites are associatedwith or near areas supporting soft bottom faunas.Such a category is probably more abundant in thearchipelago than this analysis suggests andadditional surveys are needed to confirm this.

Turning to the collections made in intertidal areas,only protected sites were worked due to thedifficulty of accessing the exposed areas of thearchipelago at low tide. Two major groupings areapparent (Figure 4), rocky and coral reef platformson the one hand and mangrove localities on theother. Within the former cluster, the sites located onthe margin of Nickol Bay, as referred to above, forma separate grouping.

One major region not investigated during thisstudy is the in-shore area along the mainland coastbetween West Intercourse Island in the southwestand Searipple Passage at the northern end of theBurrup Peninsula. Some parts of this area areprobably unsuitable for using a visual surveymethodology because of a particularly highturbidity. However, the western side of BurrupPeninsula was successfully surveyed in the 1970's(Hutchins, 1978). Those results indicated adecreasing diversity from north to south, withfigures ranging from 42 species in Withnell Bay to19 in the southern portion of King Bay. The fishcomposition was similar to other protected sitesthroughout the archipelago, although the numberof species was much reduced. One obviousdifference was the presence of the sparidAcanthopagrus latus. This species was only collectedfrom mangrove areas during the presentinvestigation, but was often recorded from shallowwaters of the peninsula by Hutchins (1978). Blaberet al. (1986) recorded A. latus (as Mylio latus) inmoderate numbers from mangrove areas, but insmaller numbers along exposed shores.

The investigation by Blaber et al. (1986), whichincluded the western side of the peninsula as wellas the West Intercourse Island area, used a differentmethodology incorporating net collections, so thatits results cannot be compared with the presentdata. Nevertheless, its findings throw considerable

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light on the mangrove fish fauna of the archipelago.Although Blaber et al. (1986) stated that there is littlefreshwater inflow through the in-shore region of thearchipelago, the area has in the past beensusceptible to catastrophic floods during cyclonesthat greatly affected water turbidity. Combinedwith a large tidal range (mean range 5.6 m), highsedimentation and planktonic blooms (Semeniuk etal., 1986), the in-shore waters are usually far moreturbid than the waters surrounding the more off­shore islands. This has resulted in a considerabledifferentiation in the fish fauna between the twoareas. Of the 113 species recorded from mangroveareas (Blaber et al., 1986), few were recorded duringthe current investigation, e.g. mugilids and ariids.Of those that were recorded, many were free­swimming species such as carangids andsphyraenids that also visit the main channelsfronting mangrove areas. There is little doubt that adistinctive fish fauna inhabits the archipelago'smangrove areas and any future analysis willprobably show that it should be considered adistinct assemblage.

Effect of the Leeuwin CurrentHutchins (1994, 1999, 2001) referred to the

difference between the fish faunas of the DampierArchipelago and Ningaloo Reef. He attributed thisdifference to both water quality and ocean currentdiscrepancies. The Dampier Archipelago isinfluenced by freshwater run-off and a large tidalrange and the resulting turbidity can vary fromhigh to moderately low. Ningaloo Reef experiencesa generally low freshwater discharge and a smalltidal range and, therefore, has a far lower turbidity.Furthermore, the Leeuwin Current is thought toflow adjacent to the edge of the continental shelf(Pearce et al., 1997), originating in the Timor Seaarea and following the Western Australian coastlinesouthwards. It provides a means to transport larvalfishes from breeding populations at the offshoreRowley Shoals to mainland Australia (Hutchins,2001). However, the continental shelf is wide in theregion of Dampier and very narrow off NingalooReef. Thus, recruitment of atoll species via theLeeuwin Current would be more successful atNingaloo than at the Dampier Archipelago. This isevident in that many coral reef fishes and in factwhole families which are present at Ningaloo Reefare missing from the Dampier Archipelago.

Allen (2000) and Hutchins (2001) refer to thesimilarities in the fish faunas between the DampierArchipelago and the more off-shore Monte BelloIslands. Both attribute this to the higher turbidityand less oceanic conditions at these locations whencompared with Ningaloo Reef. Hutchins (2001)furthermore showed that the islands off the WestPilbara coast to the south of Barrow Island (oftenreferred to as the Mackerel Islands) also experience

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less turbidity than the two more northern areas. Theouter islands such as Rosily Cay, Bessieres Island,Serrurier Island, Flat Island and the Muiron Islandslie adjacent to the shelf edge and support fishfaunas more similar to Ningaloo Reef than theDampier Archipelago and Monte Bello Islands(visual survey totals of 130-150 species/dive weremade at the former islands and 100 or less at the'latter).

The Leeuwin Current may also transport thepropagules of Kimberley fishes south to theDampier area. Several species recorded here for thefirst time are typical Kimberley inhabitants, e.g. thepomacentrid Amblyglyphidodon batunae, the blennyCirripectes alleni and an undescribed gobyGnatholepis species. In addition, the pomacentridPomacentrus littoralis was recently reported for thefirst time at the Monte Bello Islands (AlIen, 2001).None of these species is in prominent numbers soeach is probably relying on the current to maintainits presence in the region.

The present investigation has shown that theareas of the Dampier Archipelago furthest awayfrom the mainland coast have the highest fishdiversity. Habitat complexity is greatest at theselocations, water turbidity is lowest and species thatnormally favour areas well off-shore like theRowley Shoals are more likely to be encounteredthere. The fish assemblages at these locations alsoappear to fluctuate more in numbers than in-shore.Survey site DA1/15 at the northwestern end ofLegendre Island had 109 species when surveyedvisually in 1998, but this was increased to 179during two subsequent visual surveys of the area in2000. Pelagic species contribute to this variability,but sporadic recruitment of transient individuals ofreef fishes would also play a part. Obviously, thehigher diversity of these offshore areas makes themmore attractive to visitors and, as such, shouldwarrant a higher degree of protection throughmanagement and conservation measures. On theother hand, the turbid in-shore waters also supporta distinctive fauna which, although much lower indiversity, adds significantly to the overall faunalmakeup of the Dampier Archipelago. These areasmust also be incorporated into any managementplan for the archipelago.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I am grateful to the following specialists for helpwith identification of material: G.R. AlIen(Apogonidae), R.H. Kuiter (Apogonidae,Syngnathidae), H. Larson (Gobiidae), P.R. Last(Dasyatidae) and J.E. Randall (Acanthuridae).Members of the Australian Institute of MarineScience provided helpful advice on the fishes of thearea, particularly A. Heywood, A.R. Halford andM.G. Meekan. Help with curation of the material

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collected was provided by S.M. Morrison.Additional specimens were generously collected byM. Berrgren, P. Castro, S.M. Morrison, P.B. Berry,C.W. Bryce and M. Hewitt. Finally I would like tothank Woodside Energy for providing theopportunity to return to this study whichcommenced almost 30 years ago. The increase inknowledge of the fishes of the archipelago has takena significant leap forwards.

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Blaber, S.J.M., Young, JW. and Dunning, M.C. (1986).Community structure and zoogeographic affinities ofthe coastal fishes of the Dampier region of north­western Australia. Australian Journal of Marine andFreshwater Research 36: 247-266.

Hutchins, J.B. (1978). The report of a reef fish surveyconducted in the Dampier Archipelago duringAugust, 1978. In: Hutchins, J.B., Slack-Smith, S.M. &Marsh, L.M. (eds) Report on the Marine Fauna and Floraof the Dampier Archipelago: 1-51. Western AustralianMuseum, Perth. Unpublished reports submitted toMeagher & LeProvost, Consultant Biologists,December, 1978.

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Wilson, B.R. and Marsh, L.M. (1975). Seasonal behaviourof a 'normal' population of Acanthaster in WesternAustralia. In, Crown-of-Thorns Starfish SeminarProceedings, Brisbane, 6 September 1974: 167-179.Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra.

Table 1 Sampling sites for the Dampier Archipelago fish survey of 1998-2000 (see Figures 1, 3 and 5). Abbreviation: rot. = rotenone collection <:.J(JlCl'\

Site Location Lat. and Long. Method Depth (m) Habitat Date

DAl/98/01 Dolphin Island 200 25.852'S, 116°52.953'£ Dive 3.0-6.5 Shallow coral reef, fronted by limestone pavement with thin 17.10.98veneer of silty sand; brown algae present, cover increasingshorewards.

DAl/98/02 Dolphin Island 200 28.090'S, 116°51.910'£ Shore (rot.) Intertidal Large mudflat fronting mangroves, with igneous boulders along 17.10.98foreshore of headland; oyster zone on rocks.

DAl/98/03 Legendre Island 200 24.320'S, 116°56.108'£ Dive 2.0-15.0 Spur and groove reef front, dissected reef flat behind; 18.10.98moderately diverse coral fauna on top of and in front of spurs;limestone bottom at 15 m mostly bare with few invertebrates,gently sloping seawards.

DAl/98/04 Legendre Island 200 24.320'S, 116°56.108'£ Dive 12.0-18.0 Limestone bottom sloping seawards with scattered co'rals; more 18.10.98sandy at 18 m with numerous algae on emergent limestone rocks,some sea whips.

DAl/98/06 Haiiy Island 200 25.725'S, 116°57.580'£ Snorkel 0.5-2.0 Flat limestone pavement criss-crossed by shallow channels 19.10.98and occasional depressions; some stunted corals and.algae;oyster zone on vertical limestone shore-line, forming stacks atsouthern end.

DAl/98/07 Gidley Island 200 28.010'S, 116°47.720'£ Shore (rot.); Intertidal; Low headlands of igneous boulders separated by sandy beaches; 19.10.98snorkel 1.0-2.0 pools with algae and stunted corals; subtidal coral reef.

DAl/98/08 Angel Island 200 29.180'S, 116°47.711'£ Dive 2.0-8.0 Spur and groove reef slope, tops of spurs with corals; igneous 20.10.98boulders shorewards; limestone pavement and sand indeeper areas.

DAl/98/09 Angel Island 200 28.692'S, 116°47.950'£ Dive 2.0-3.0 Fragmented limestone pavement surrounded by sand; rocks 20.10.98colonised with brown algae, including Sargassum; few sponges,but numerous holothurians.

DAl/98/1O Angel Island 200 28.410'S, 116°48.480'£ Snorkel 0.0-2.0 Narrow passage between islands with extensive sand spit to 20.10.98south; stunted corals and algae on bottom; hard and softcorals better developed in shallows behind mouth; side ofpassage with limestone pavement and fringing mangroves.

DAl/98/11 Dolphin Island 200 30.249'S, 116°49.335'£ Shore (rot.) Intertidal Reef flat lined with igneous boulders fronting mangal; 21.10.98stunted corals, sponges and ascidians; flowing creek exitingmangroves, with several pools in muddy bottom.

DAl/98/12 Angel Island 200 30.200'S, 116°47.250'£ Dive 2.0-7.0 Limestone reef with corals, extending well into shallow bay; no 21.10.98spur and groove system; some large areas of dead coral.

DAl/98/13 Hamersley Shoal 200 23.203'S, 116°46.691'£ Dive 1.0-16.0 Limestone reef with low spur and groove system, sloping gently 21.10.98into deeper water; reef crest with dense concentrations ofcorals, but becoming sparser with increasing depth.

DAl/98/14 Unnamed Island 200 26.581'S, 116°48.790'£ Shore (rot.) Intertidal Passage between Gidley Island and southern end of unnamed 22.10.98 ':""'island; large pool separating islands with extensive sand bar at ~southern end; foreshore of unnamed island a combination ::I:of limestone pavement and eroded vertical walls with igneous ~-,.,boulders; small rock pools near southwest point; fringing ::r:;-mangroves on eastern side of island. rn

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DA1/98/15 Legendre Island 20°21.142'5, 116°50.579'E Dive 5.0-29.0 Massive limestone reefs with vertical drop-offs, tops covered 22.10.98 'Tl....m

mostly with soft corals and some hard corals; numerous =-~ledges and caves; bottom at 29 m mostly barren and silty; m

0nearshore rocky channels with smooth sides and bottoms, latter .......often with large elliptical to circular depressions. =-~

DA1/98/16 Hamersley 5hoal 20°23.240'5, 116°47.080'E Dive 2.0-4.0 Coral rubble, with scattered live coral and algae; algae more 22.10.98 t:lconcentrated towards reef crest to the west.

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i3DA1/98/17 Wilcox Island 20°27.090'5, 116°50.438'E 5hore (rot.) Intertidal Channel between Wilcox Island and Tozer Island; sides of 23.10.98 ~....

island with igneous boulders; bottom limestone pavement with~...

patches of silty sand; numerous colonies of the coral Lobophyllia >...n

hemprichii on north side of island. =-DA1/98/18 Haiiy Island 20°26.400'5, 116°58.634'E Dive 3.0-10.0 Limestone reef, sloping gently seawards; no obvious spur and 23.10.98

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of diverse corals at 5 m, becoming more scattered with sandy 0

interspaces as depth increased; numerous Porites bommies.DA1/98/19 Haiiy Island 20°26.620'5, 116°58.390'E Dive 1.5-2.5 Bay with sandy beach; algae prominent near shoreline, but 23.10.98

changing to mixture of tabulate and staghorn Acropora corals incentre of bay; numerous sandy interspaces.

DA1/98/20 Collier Rocks 20°24.812'5, 116°50.678'E 5hore (rot.) Intertidal Foreshore of second island; wide reef flat covered with close- 24.10.98packed corals, mostly Fungia near seaward side, and varioustaxa inshore, including Porites, Acropora, and Pavona; shorelinewith silt-covered igneous boulders, and a sandy beach behind.

DA1/98/21 Delambre Island 20°25.700'5, 117°04.220'E Dive 2.0-19.0 Massive limestone reefs, with prominent spurs and deep narrow 24.10.98channels; tops of spurs covered with Acropora, mostly tabulate;coral rubble and boulders in channels; to seaward of spurs somelarge Porites bommies and large colonies of soft corals; bottomnear shoreline smooth rock, with prominent oyster zone; largesmooth-walled caves under headland.

DA1/98/22 Delambre Island 20°25.915'5, 117°03.655'E Dive 2.0-4.0 Dominated by tabulate and staghorn Acropora; numerous large 24.10.98Porites bommies; many areas of coral rubble and some sandyinterspaces.

DA1/98/23 Dolphin Island 20°29.100'5, 116°52.220'E 5hore (rot.) Intertidal 5ilty intertidal flat, with scattered live and dead corals; rocks 25.10.98covered with filamentous brown algae; edge of bay to northwith extensive colonies of live coral.

DAl/98/24 Dolphin Island 20028.870'5,l16°52.380'E Dive 2.0-7.0 Extensive coral cover, colonies closely packed in many areas, 25.10.98most covered with fine silt; some large Porites bommies;bottom gently sloping seawards, reef replaced by limestonepavement covered with silty sand in deeper areas.

DA1/98/25 Keast Island 20023.975'5,116°49.520'E 5hore (rot.) Intertidal Flat coral rubble zone adjacent to sand spit, abruptly changing 26.10.98to extensive area of live corals, mainly low tabulate Acropora;rocks with brown algae on edge of channel.

DA1/98/26 Madeleine 5hoals 20°19.343'5, 116°50.455'E Dive 15.0-30.0 Massive igneous monolith, sloping steeply on all sides; shallower 26.10.98areas with some hard coral, but mostly soft corals and gorgonians;in deeper areas, bottom siltier with many sea whips.

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Site Location Lat. and Long. Method Depth (m) Habitat Date

DA1/98/27 Legendre Island 200 24.044'S, 116°55.042'E Snorkel 1.0-8.0 Extensive dissected reef flat, with many channels and deep pools, 26.10.98latter with good coral cover; several small areas of seagrass on sandybottom; offshore from edge of reef flat, bottom consisting of gentlysloping limestone pavement covered with silty sand, supportingnumerous gorgonians, sponges, and a few scattered hard corals.

DA1/98/28 Dolphin Island 200 25.771'S, 116°52.680'E Shore (rot.); Intertidal; Shoreline ranging from sandy beach over limestone platform to 27.10.98snorkel 1.0-2.0 igneous boulders, with thin mangrove fringe; nearshore bottom

silty sand with small scattered sponges, corals, and algae, numberand size of latter two increasing further offshore.

DA1/98/29 Legendre Island 200 24.566'S, 116°53.714'E Dive 2.0-7.0 Extensive coral cover, some parts dead, mainly staghorn Acropora 27.10.98and Pavona, but also numerous massives; sandy interspaces.

DAl/98/30 Burrup Peninsula 200 31.586'S, 116°51.088'E Dive 1.0-10.0 Flat silty bottom with widely scattered soft corals and sponges; 27.10.98very large igneous boulders on shoreline (fallen from cliff above),with sparse cover of hard and soft corals; an oyster zone inintertidal region.

DAl/98/31 Searipple Passage 200 31.230'S, 116°51.182'E Shore (rot.) Intertidal Island surrounded by reef and silt flats, dominated by algae, with 28.10.98some small sponges and corals; extensive mangrove area to thewest; foreshore with igneous boulders covered with oysters.

DA1/98/32 Legendre Island 200 23.520'S, 116°54.110'E Dive 5.0-17.0 Limestone reef with prominent spur and groove system, and large 28.10.98bommies seawards; tops of spurs with small Acropora heads; deeperbommies with soft corals and gorgonians; bottom in deeper areassandy, very granular, with sea whips on emergentlimestone pavement.

DA1/98/33 Angel Island 200 27.965'S, 116°49.692'E Dive 1.0-8.0 Bottom of channel silty with numerous soft corals, gorgonians, 29.10.98sea whips and sponges; side of channel consists of a limestoneslope with numerous corals rising to flat rocky pavementcovered with reddish brown algae; closer to shore, another areaof diverse corals forming a deep coral pool.

DA1/98/35 Legendre Island 200 23.620'S, 116°51.960'E Snorkel 0.0-1.0 Flat silty area of shallow corals, mostly live rounded heads of 29.10.98brain corals (flattened on top), but also some Porites coral; algaegrowing on dead corals; many sandy interspaces, often occupiedby coral rubble.

DA3/99/36 Malus Islands 200 30.050'S, 116°40.594'E Dive 6.0-14.0 Branching and tabular Acropora and Turbinaria corals with 27.08.99occasional Porites colonies on low limestone ridges interspersedwith fine sandy bottom.

DA3/99/37 Malus Islands 200 30.632'S, 116°38.788'E Dive 2.0-3.5 Flat sand/coral-rubble bottom covered with brown 27.08.99 ';-<macroalgae, predominantly Sargassum. Scattered small coral ~heads and occasional large colonies of Turbinaria. ::c

DA3/99/38 Malus Islands 200 30.632'S, 116°38.788'E Shore (rot.) Intertidal Extensive intertidal flat composed of course sand with scattered 27.08.99 s=....coral rubble and slabs. Becoming progressively more rocky

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(limestone boulders) towards shoreline. Algal turf-covered platform S'(1J

reef with channels and pools to west.

DA3/99/39 Brigadier Island 20025.411'5,116°37.578'E Dive 15.0-27.0 Rock spur projecting across 30 m depth contour. Comprised of 28.08.99 ::nC/l

high, smooth, angular igneous boulders with very few encrusting ::r'~

organisms. Few hard corals, encrusting scattered soft corals and C/l

0abundant stinging hydroids. Fish abundant mid-water but .....-diversity low. ::r'

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DA3/99/40 Brigadier Island 20°26.657'5, 116°36.507'E Dive 6.0-14.0 Limestone reef dissected by deep gullies with sandy floors. 28.08.99 t:lFlat reef top predominantly covered by large soft coral colonies ~

Elinterspersed with hard corals. Turbinaria and other hard corals "t:l;.dominant on walls of gullies. ...

DA3/99/41 Georgeff Reefs 20°29.339'5, 116°36.798'E 5norkel 1.0-4.0 Gently sloping bottom of coarse coralline sand with occasional 28-29.08.99 >...n

limestone slabs and dead coral supporting small live coral ::r'

colonies. Inshore reefs consist of large Porites bommies and -a'~

Acropora heads. -~OQ

DA3/99/42 Georgeff Reef 20°29.339'5, 116°36.798'E Dive (spear) 3.0-6.0 Extension of station 41; sandy bottom with scattered limestone 28.08.99 0

slabs with invertebrates attached.DA3/99/43 5ailfish Reef 20027.757'5,116°34.193'E Dive 10.0-16.0 Gently sloping limestone pavement with occasional scattered 29.08.99

boulders and small colonies of Porites and robust tabularcorals; occasional scattered soft corals; at 13 m, area of shallowto moderate gutters with larger coral bommies and many fish;subject to very high wave/current energy.

DA3/99/44 Rosemary Island 20°29.629'5, 116°34.425'E Dive 2.5-6.0 Dominated by large Porites bomrnies with extensive caves and 29.08.99undercuts and interspersed with sand and rubble. Tabular andplate Acropora progressively more abundant inshore.

DA3/99/45 Rosemary Island 20029.671'5,116°35.894'E 5hore (rot.) Intertidal Mainly flat, loose, igneous rocks overlaying calcareous sand. 30.08.99Rocks covered by brown macroalgae. Syringodium andHalophila in some pools.

DA3/99/46 Kendrew Island 20029.671'5,116°35.894'E Dive 3.0-11.0 5pur and groove in limestone reef, grading into series of deep 30.08.99parallel gullies. Mainly robust branching Acropora, Pocilloporaand encrusting corals; occasional scattered soft corals; areasof cyclone damage.

DA3/99/47 Kendrew Island 20°28.936'5, 116°32.519'E Dive 4.0-5.0 Macroalgae (mainly browns but also Caulerpa spp) on limestone 30.08.99pavement with a thin veneer of coral sand. 50me sand-filleddepressions. Scattered coral colonies, Turbinaria, Pocilloporaand robust Acropora predominant.

DA3/99/48 Goodwyn Island 20°32.000'5, 116°32.420'E Shore (rot.) Intertidal Gently sloping limestone pavement with scattered loose 31.08.99limestone slabs and occasional water-retaining depressions withnumerous Tridacna maxima. Covering of short algal turf (mainlyBomitella spp) and Caulerpa spp. Large depressions 30 cm deepadjacent to beach with remnants of large 'relict', Porites colonies- alive at margins, tops dead and planed flat.

DA3/99/49 Goodwyn Island 20°32.397'5, 116°32.606'E Dive 3.0-9.0 Sheltered reef with Porites bomrnies interspersed with extensive 31.08.99and diverse coral cover, mainly staghom and digitate Acroporaspp and foliaceous corals; some sandy interspaces and adjacentto silty channel at 9 m. Evidence of past storm damage.

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Site Location Lat. and Long. Method Depth (m) Habitat Date

DA3/99/50 Bare Rock 20032.841'5,l16°26.733'E Dive 10.0-20.0 5teeply sloping bottom from 15-20 m with scattered 31.08.99branching and encrusting corals on silty dissected limestone reef.At 20 m, sandy bottom gently sloping out to sea. Between 10and 15 m, bottom dominated by small termitarium-like Poritescolonies with some very large colonies cl~ser to shore undercutwith crevices and caves.

DA3/99/51 Enderby Island 20°35.196'5, 116°30.914'E 5hore (rot.) Intertidal Extensive, very bare, silty sand flats in front of mangroves 01.09.99(Avicennia). West side of bay has algae-encrusted limestoneboulders along shore. Area of limestone platform withnumerous pools, bottoms covered with algae and flat rocks.

DA3/99/52 RolyRock 20°29.696'5, 116°30.166'E Dive 09.0-26.0 Rocky bottom rising steeply from 25-15 m, then gradually 01.09.99towards shore. 5teep slope with abundant soft corals andgorgonians; mainly scattered tabular and encrusting hard coralson gradual slope. Fronted by gently sloping sandy bottomwith some gorgonian-covered emergent rocks.

DA3/99/53 Enderby Island 20°34.528'5, 116°34.575'E Dive 3.0-7.0 Moderately protected situation at entrance to bay. Gently sloping 01.09.99silty/rubble bottom with large Porites bommies with caves andcrevices. Good diversity of Acropora spp and other encrustingand foliaceous hard corals. Many Diadema. Area of macroalgaeinshore.

DA3/99/54 Enderby Island 20°36.222'5, 116°33.063'E 5hore (rot.) Intertidal Enclosed bay with extensive tidal mud flat flanked by (igneous) 02.09.99rocky shore backed by mangroves. Flat largely devoid of anyrocks/slabs to shelter animals, although some shallow holespresent in NW portion close to shore; only whelks andholothurians conspicuous.

DA3/99/55 Enderby Island 20035.152'5,116°35.631'E Dive 17.0 Flat sandy/ silty bottom of channel between islands, subject 02.09.99to strong currents. High diversity and abundance of spongeswith scattered nephtheids and gorgonians. Feather starsconspicuous in elevated situations. Few fishes, but numerousburrows of jawfish (Opistognathus) in bottom.

DA3/99/56 Eaglehawk Island 20°38.985'5, 116°26.210'E Dive 2.0-11.0 Gently sloping course sand bottom, interspersed with limestone 03.09.99pavement with abundant and diverse sponges and sparse,scattered soft and hard corals. 5and with fair degree of bioturbation;bivalves, holothurians and gobies abundant. Coral growth mostobvious at 7 m and shallower, mostly stunted Acropora.

DA3/99/57 North West Reefs 20°37.702'5, 116°25.089'E Dive 11.0-13.0 Igneous outcrops with deep jointing and smooth, angular 03.09.99surfaces. Most animals in crevices. A few scattered colonies ':""'

of encrusting hard corals and occasional soft corals. Coarse ~

mobile sandy bottom between outcrops. ::t:~

DA3/99/58 Enderby Island 20°34.398'5, 116°33.443'E Dive 2.5-4.0 Protected bay situation with sand/rubble bottom sloping gently 03.09.99 ....n

towards rich and diverse coral reef, reaching best development i:J"S'

(100% cover) in 2.5 m (at low tide). f1l

DA3/99/59 West Lewis Island 20°33.947'5, 116°38.334'E 5hore (rot.) Intertidal Bay bordered by narrow band of mangroves (predominantly 04.09.99 :!1'"Avicennia). 5ubstrate at head of bay comprised of small, ::r/1)

angular, igneous rubble embedded in silty sand, becoming '"0sandier with scattered rocks towards the entrance of the bay. .....Numerous shallow pools with little invertebrate or plant life. s:-

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DA3/99/60 West Lewis Island 20°32.878'5, 116°39.518'E Dive 1.5-7.0 Rich and diverse coral reef spanning mouth of large bay with 04.09.99 Cla shallow sandy lagoon between it and shore. Dominated by ll>

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DA3/99/61 West Lewis Island 20°34.693'5, 116°39.698'E Dive 3.0-5.0 Flat, sand/rubble bottom with dense covering of brown 04.09.99 ::rmacroalgae. 5mall colonies of massive and encrusting corals, .;'

~and also sponges growing on scattered coral slabs. One ll>

0Cllarge area of interconnected Porites colonies, forming tunnels 0

and caves.DA3/99/62 East Lewis Island 20°37.499'5, 116°39.182'E 5hore (rot.) Intertidal Bay fringed by mangroves (4 spp) with rocky (igneous) 05.09.99

foreshore. Extensive sandy/muddy flat, consolidated by Halophila.DA3/99/63 East Lewis Island 20°37.469'5, 116°38.246'E Dive 0.0-5.0 Fringing reef in bay rising steeply from silty bottom and 05.09.99

dominated by massive corals, including some very largePorites colonies; encrusting corals and fungiids conspicuous.Inshore, algal covered igneous rocks.

DA3/99/64 West Lewis Island 20°36.658'5, 116°36.956'E Dive 2.0-5.0 Outside bay containing extensive mangroves. Flat, sandy 06.09.99bottom with scattered, but diverse hard corals (branching, foliose,encrusting and massive) as well as sparse soft corals andsponges. Inshore, more algal covered rocks and little coral.

DA3/99/65 Enderby Island 20°37.111 '5, 116°26.780'E Dive 13.0-15.0 Gently sloping limestone pavement, with only a thin veneer 06.09.99of sand and accumulations of sand in depressions. Dominatedby sponges, including very large, fan-like species, gorgonians(particularly whips) and scattered hard and soft corals.

DA3/99/66 Enderby Island 20°36.700'5, 116°31.293'E 5hore (rot.) Intertidal This narrow mangrove-lined creek (4 spp) cuts through limestone 06.09.99for several hundred metres and probably once completelydissected Enderby Island in a north/south direction. Thereare extensive middens of Terebralia shells along its west side.The bottom is mainly mud and rubble, supporting a depauperatebenthic reef flat fauna with small coral colonies e.g. Galaxia andmolluscs e.g. Tridacna maxima. Because of its depth there ismovement of marine organisms (skates, sharks, turtles, etc.) inand out with the tides.

DA3/99/67 Nelson Rocks 20°26.511'5, 116°40.256'E Dive 6.0-24.0 Gently sloping limestone pavement with undulations and ridges 07.09.99topped with Acropora and soft corals. 5cattered large Porites

DA3/99/68bommies and small encrusting coral,colonies. .

Nelson Rocks 20°27.998'5, 116°39.707'E Dive 6.5 Flat bottom of course sand with scattered rubble and chunks 07.09.99of dead coral providing attachment for brown macroalgae andoccasional small coral colonies and sponges. Caulerpa growingon sand. Y>

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Table 1 (cont.) (,)0'1N

Site Location Lat. and Long. Method Depth (m) Habitat Date

DA3/99/69 Pipe-line 200 24.484'S, 116°46.310'E Dive 15.0-18.0 Pile of igneous rocks to 4 m high covering pipe-line, thus 08.09.99forming a linear artificial reef across a flat sandy bottom.Little benthic growth on reef, comprised mainly of encrustingcoral colonies and small isolated colonies of Turbinaria and robustAcropora. Fish life conspicuously concentrated on side of thereef exposed to the current; some very large schools oflutjanids and pomacentrids.

DA3/99/70 Nelson Rocks 200 27.441'S, 116°39.588'E Dive 5.0-7.0 Limestone pavement with veneer of sand covered by brown 08.09.99macroalgae (mainly Dictyopteris), but also Caulerpa spp.Scattered hard and soft coral colonies.

DA4/00/01 Angel Island 200 29.050'S, 116°47.830'E Dive (rot.) 2.0-7.0 Spur and groove reef system with sandy interspaces; sponge 25.07.00and soft corals evident.

DA4/00/04 West Lewis Island 200 36.167'S, 116°35.741'S Dive (rot.) 5.0-6.0 Porites bommies near shoreline, surrounded by sand. 26.07.00DA4/00/08 West Lewis Island 200 36.310'S, 116°35.696'E Dive 1.0-10.0 Sandy rubble bottom with feathery type hydroids; nearshore corals. 27.07.00DA4/00/09 Between Enderby 200 35.115'S, 116°35.629'E Dive (spear) 16.0-17.0 Sponge garden on silty bottom. 28.07.00

and W. Lewis IslandsDA4/00/1O Enderby Island 200 35.385'S, 116°28.572'E Dive 5.0-12.0 Rugged dissected limestone reef; some soft and hard corals, 28.07.00

sandy in deeper areas.DA4/00/12 Nelson Rocks 200 26.506'S, 116°40.261'E Dive (rot.) 19.0-20.0 Limestone reef with ledges and crevices; some hard and soft corals. 29.07.00DA4/00/13 Pipe-line 200 24.448'S, 116°46.298'E Dive (rot.) 14.0-17.0 Pile of igneous rocks covering pipe-line (see DA3/69). 29.07.00DA4/00/14 Legendre Island 200 21.206'S, 116°50.439'E Dive (spear) 8.0-30.0 Massive limestone reefs with vertical drop-offs (see DA1/15). 30.07.00DA4/00/15 Legendre Island 200 21.206'S, 116°50.439'E Dive (spear) 4.0-18.0 Same location as DA4/14. 30.07.00DA4/00/16 Legendre Island 200 24.025'S, 116°55.079'E Dive (rot.) 10.0-16.0 Sloping limestone pavement with long sandy channels 31.07.00

running inshore, fading into low reef covered with soft corals.DA4/00/17 Conzinc Island 200 31.902'S, 116°46.486'E Dive (spear) 6.0-11.0 Sandy bottom, sloping shorewards with areas of emergent 31.07.00

limestone; numerous patches of sponge garden bottom.DA4/00/21 Brigadier Island 200 26.657'S, 116°36.507'E Dive (spear) 7.0-20.0 Limestone reef dissected by deep gullies (see DA3/40). 01.08.00DA4/00/23 Roly Rock 200 29.880'S, 116°30.050'E Dive 10.0 Coral reef with low spur and groove sections. 02.08.00DA4/00/27 Enderby Island 200 37.096'S, 116°26.721'E Dive 15.0 Sponge garden bottom (see DA3/65). 03.08.00DA4/00/32 Angel Island 200 29.765'S, 116°47.480'E Dive 5.0-8.0 Spur and groove reef system (see DA4/1). 04.08.00DA4/00/33 Legendre Island 200 21.401'S, 116°49.779'E Dive (rot.) 5.0-15.0 Flat limestone reef dropping steeply to 15 m; some moderate 04.08.00

smooth-sided channels running shorewards; top of reef coveredin areas with soft corals and some scattered encrusting hard corals.

DA4/00/37 Legendre Island 200 21.270'S, 116°50.557'E Dive (rot.) 15.0-20.0 Massive limestone reefs with vertical drop-offs (same location 06.08.00as DA4/14).

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DA4/00/38 Legendre Island 20°23.354'5, 116°53.802'E Dive (spear) 8.0-15.0 Moderate limestone reef with long spurs extending seawards, 06.08.00 :!JCl>

interspaces sandy; some spurs with moderate cover of hard ::r-III

and soft corals. Sandy bottom seawards with concentrations of Cl>

0coral rubble, obviously affected by wave action. .........

DA4/00/39 Delambre Island 20°25.705'5, 116°05.109'E Dive (rot.) 11.0-14.0 Low limestone reef with sandy interspaces, with patches of 07.08.00 ::r-III

hard and soft corals; some shallow channels. ClDA4/00/40 Delambre Island 20°25.936'5, 116°04.017'E Dive (rot.) 5.0-6.0 Sandy bottom with lots of emergent limestone pavement; some 07.08.00 ll>

Ellarge Porites bommies; large area of coral rubble inshore. "0

(D'DA4/00/41 Enderby Island 20°37.301'5, 116°27.381'E Dive (rot.) 10.0 Sponge gardens with some areas of low emergent reef (see DA3/ 65). 08.08.00 ...DA4/00/42 Enderby Island 20°36.349'5, 116°27.788'E Snorkel 5.0-80 Moderately rugged limestone reef just off shoreline, prominent 08.08.00 >...

nspur and groove; top of reef covered with hard and soft corals. ::r-

DA4/00/43 Enderby Island 20°35.119'5, 116°28.908'E Dive (rot.) 5.0-13.0 Sandy bottom with scattered bommies inshore, becoming 09.08.00 >B'~

more rugged offshore (without spur and groove); large Porites ll>()Q

bommies; coral cover in some areas poor, but more diverse 0

along western edge.DA4/00/44 Enderby Island 20°37.370'5, 116°32.623'E Dive (rot.) 3.0-4.0 Sandy bottom with dense patches of coral, especially 09.08.00

staghorns; corals covered with silt.

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364 J. B. Hutchins

Table 2 Logs abundances for species recorded at visual survey sites in 1998 (see Figure 1 and Table 1 for site details).

Sites DA1- 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 21 22 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 35

Dasyatis kuhlii 1

Pastinachus sephen 1Taeniura lymma 1 1Chiloscyllium punctatumHemiscyllium trispeculareCarcharhinus amblyrhynchosCarcharhinus melanopterus 1

Triaenodon obesus 2

Stegastoma fasciatumEucrossorhimus dasypogon 1Orectolobus wardiNebrius ferrugineus 1 1 1Gymnothorax flavimarginatus 1 1 1

Siderea thrysoideus 1 1 3 1 1Spratelloides delicatulus 4 3

Synodus sageneusParaplotosus butleri 1 1 1 2Plotosus lineatusDiademichthys lineatus 2 3 3 1 2 2 1

Discotrema lineataHyporhamphus quoyi 1Myripristis kuntee 1 1Myripristis murdjan 1 2 2 2 3

Myriprisis violacea 2 2 3 2

Sargocentron rubrum 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 2 1

Sargocentron spiniferum 1Fistularia commersonii 1Corythoichthys amplexus 2

Hippocampus sp.Dendrochirus zebraPterois antennata 1Pterois volitans 1 1 1Onigocia pedimaculaPapilloculiceps nematophthalmus 2Psammoperca waigiensis 1 1 2 3

Cephalopholis boenak 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2Cephalopholis cyanostigma 1 2 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 2Chromileptes altivelis 1 1 2Epinephelus bilobatus 2 1 1 1 3 4 2 1 3 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1Epinephelus coioides 1 1Epinephelus corallicola 2 1 1 1 1Epinephelus fasciatus 1 4 3 4 3 2 4 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 2 3Epinephelus fuscoguttatus 1 1Epinephelus lanceolatus 2Epinephelus malabaricus 1 1Epinephelus multinotatus 3Epinephelus polyphekadion 1 3 1 1 1Epinephelus quoyanus 1 3' 4 3 2 2Epinephelus rivulatus 1 2 3 2Epinephelus tukula 1Plectropomus leopardus 1Plectropomus maculatus 2 3 3 3 1 3 3 3 2 1 3 3 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 2Diploprion bifasciatum 2 1 1 1 2 2 2Labracinus lineatus 2 2 1 2 1 1Pseudochromis fuscus 3 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 2Pseudochromis wilsoni 1 1 2 1 2 1 1Glaucosoma magnificum 3 3 2 2Heteropriacanthus cruentatus 2Apogon aureus 3 2Apogon cavitiensis 1 2Apogon cookii 4 3 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 1 1

Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago 365

Sites DA1- 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 21 22 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 35

Apogon doederleini 4 3 2 2 2 1Apogon moluccensisApogon properupta 2 2 1Apogon rueppe/liiApogon taeniophorusArchamia fucata 3 2Archamia melasma 2 3 2 1Cheilodipterus intermediusCheilodipterus macrodon 3 1 2 2Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus 1 1Quinca mirificaRhabdamia gracilisMalacanthus brevirostris 2Echeneis naucratesCarangoides ferdau 3Carangoides fulvoguttatus 1 1 4 2Carangoides gymnostethusCaranx ignobilis 1 3Caranx melampygus 2 1Caranx sem 2Caranx sexfasciatusGnathanodon speciosus 1 1Seriolina nigrofasciata 1Trachinotus blochii 1Lutjanus argentimaculatus 2Lutjanus bohar 1Lutjanus carponotatus 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 5 2 3 3 2 4 3 3 3 4 1 4 4Lutjanus fulviflamma 2 2 5 2 1 3 3 2Lutjanus lemniscatus 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 2Lutjanus lutjanus 4 5 4Lutjanus monostigma 2Lutjanus quinquelineatus 5 4 4 1 2 2Lutjanus russe/li 2 2 2 1 4 3 3 2 2 3 3 2 3Lutjanus sebae 2Lutjanus vitta 3 1 4Symphorus nematophorus 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 2Caesio caerulaurea 3 3 4 2 3 2Caesio cuning 3 3 4 3 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 3 4 2Pterocaesio digramma 3 3 4 5 4 3 4 3 5 3 4 3 3Pentapodus emeryii 1Pentapodus porosusScaevius milii 2 2 1 2 3Scolopsis bilineatus 2 1 2 2 3 2 1 3 2 3Scolopsis monogramma 1 2 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1Gerres subfasciatus 3Diagramma labiosum 1 2 2Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides 2 1Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus 1 2Plectorhinchus gibbosus 2 2 2 1Plectorhinchus multivittatus 1 2 1 2 2 3 2 2 2 3Plectorhinchus polytaenia 1 2 2 2 1 1 1Plectorhinchus unicolor 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 2Lethrinus atkinsoni 1 2 2 1Lethrinus laticaudis 1 2 3 2 1Lethrinus lentjan 1Lethrinus nebulosus 1 3Lethrinus olivaceus 2Lethrinus sp. 1Lethrinus sp. 2 2 2 3Mu/loidichthys flavolineatusMu/loidichthys vanicolensis 2Parupeneus barberinoides

366 J. B. Hutchins

Table 2 (cant.)

Sites DAl- 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 21 22 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 35

Parupeneus heptacanthusParupeneus indicus 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 1 3 1Parupeneus multifasciatus 1Parupeneus spilurusUpeneus tragulaPempheris ypsilychnus 3 2 3 2 2 3

Pempheris schwenkii. 3 3 3 4

Pempheris sp. 4 3 2Kyphosus bigibbus 3 2 3 1Kyphosus vaigiensisPiatax batavianus 3 2 1 1Piatax orbicularis 2 1Platax pinnatus 1Piatax teira 1Chaetodon adiergastosChaetodon aureofasciatus 3 3 2 3 3 5 4 3 1 3 4 3 5 4 1 3 4 1 4 4 3Chaetodon auriga 2 1 2 2Chaetodon ephippiumChaetodon lineolatus 3 1 1 2 1 1 2 2 2 1 2Chaetodon lunula 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 1 1Chaetodon lunulatus 2 2Chaetodon melannotusChaetodon meyeriChaetodon plebeius 2Chaetodon speculumChaetodon trifascialis 2 1 2 3Chelmon marginalis 2 3 2 2 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 2Coradion chrysozonus 1Heniochus acuminatus 1 3 2 2 2 2 1 2Heniochus singularius 2 1 1Parachaetodon ocellatus 2Chaetodontoplus duboulayi 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 2 3Chaetodontoplus personifer 2 2 2Pomacanthus semicirculatus 2 1 1 1 2 1 1 2Pomacanthus sexstriatus 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 1Abudefduf bengalensis 4 3 3 4 5 5 1 3 4 3 4 5 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 4Abudefduf sexfasciatus 5 2 2 2 4 5 4 4 4 3 5 4 1 5Abudefdufsordidus 3 2 3 3Abudefdufvaigiensis 6 4 2 1Amblyglyphidodon batunae 4 3Amphiprion clarkii 2 1Amphiprion perideraion 2Amphiprion rubrocinctus 2 2 3 3 2 2Cheiloprion labiatus 3 3 2Chromis atripectoralis 4 4 3Chromis cinerascens 6 4 3 4 3 4 2 3 4Chromis fumea 4 3 4 2 4 2 4 1 3Chromis margaritifer 1 2Chromis viridis 4Chromis weberiDascyllus reticulatus 2Dascyllus trimaculatus 3 1Dischistodus darwiniensis 4 5Dischistodus prosopotaenia 2Neoglyphidodon melas 2 3 1 3 3 2 2 1 2 2 2Neoglyphidodon nigroris 2 2 2 1 1Neopomacentrus azysron 7 7 4 7 5 5 2 6 7 3 3 5Neopomacentrus cyanomos 6 3 5 4 6 4 5 5 5 5Neopomacentrus filamentosus 6 5 2 5 1 3 6 2 5 4 4 3 5 6 4 5Plectroglyphidodon dickii 2 1Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus 2

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Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago 367

Sites DAl- 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16' 18 19 21 22 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 35

Pomaeentrus eoelestisPomaeentrus milleriPomaeentrus molueeensisPomaeentrus nagasakiensisPomaeentrus nigromanusStegastes fasciolatusStegastes obreptusSphyraena barracudaSphyraena jelloSphyraena obtusataAnampses eaeruleopunetatusAnampses geographieusAnampses lennardiBodianus axillarisBodianus bilunulatusBodianus dianaCheilinus ehlorurusCheilinus trilobatusCheilio inermisChoerodon eauteromaChoerodon cyanodusChoerodon sehoenleiniiChoerodon vittaCoris aygulaCoris eaudimaeulaCoris gaimardCoris pietoidesGomphosus variusHaliehoeres marginatusHaliehoeres melanoehirHaliehoeres nebulosusHaliehoeres nigreseensHaliehoeres seapularisHaliehoeres trimaeulatusHemigymnus faseiatusHemigymnus melapterusHologymnosus annulatusLabroides bieolorLabroides dimidiatusLeptojulis cyanopleuraLeptojulis sp.Maeropharyngodon ornatusPseudoeheilinus hexataeniaPseudojuloides elongatusPteragogus enneaeanthusStethojulis bandanensisStethojulis interruptaThalassoma amblyeephalumThalassoma hardwiekeThalassoma lunareThalassoma luteseensThalassoma purpureumXyriehtys sp.Chlorurus rhakouraSearus chameleonSearus ghobbanSearus rivulatusSearus rubroviolaeeusSearus sehlegeliSearus sordidusSearus sp.Parapercis c1athrata

35 4

1

5 4

1 3

11321

2 3334

2 11

2

3

2

433

4 3

2

1 1

1333

5 32

4 7 3

1

2 24

1

3333

4 6

32

3 5

2

2 2

3 4 3

12

2 4334345

2 2

1 3

15 3

2336

1

4 44 4

11 4

4365

2

2 42

3 4

3 22

2

2 1 2

3 3 3 23 5 4 4

2

2

3343

4 3 2 44 4 5 4

2 2 3 3

3 33

1

2

14 4 3 2

1 1

13 5 5

1

2

4 3 3

3 4

2 5 4

3 3 3 32 4 5 5

3 44 3

2 4 4 4

2 1 2

2

1 2 2

1 3 12 4 3 42 2 1 2

1

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2 23 1 2 32 1 3 32 6 4 42 2

22 2

1

2 3 3 33 3

1

1 13 4 3 5

3 11 1 15 4 5 4

2

1 1

3 2 24 3 3 32

3 5 2 2

2

4

3

2

2

1

12211

2

3

1

3

5

1

2

34

4

2533

4

2

3

232

1

341

2

4

4

22215

3

2

3

2

4

2

33

22

3

2

4

2

2

2

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1

2

1

2

1

24

2

2

2

2

4

3

2

2321

2

1

3

2

3

15

34

3

52

31

12

11

2

4

12

3

4

1

13

1

1

1

3

2

22

2

33

4

3

4

2

1

2

2

1

23

122

41

1

33

2

3

6

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5

2

132

2

22

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3

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3

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368 J. B. Hutchins

Table 2 (cant.)

Sites DAl- 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 21 22 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 35

Parapercis xanthozona 2 2

Parapercis sp. 1

Opistognathus darwiniensis 2

Atrosalarius fuscus holomelas 2 1

Cirripectes alIeniCirripectes filamentosus 4 3 4 4 5 2 3 4 4 4 4 2 4 2 4

Cirripectes hutchinsi 3 3 2 2

Ecsenius bicolor ' 4 4 3 3 3 1 3

Ecsenius Iineatus 4 3 2'

Ecsenius stictus 2 4 2 5 2 4 4 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 4 3

Istiblennius edentulus 1

Istiblennius meleagris 2 2

Meiacanthus grammistes 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1

Meiacanthus IuteusPetroscirtes mitratus 1

Plagiotremus rhinorhynchosPlagiotremus tapeinosoma 1 1

Salarias fasciatus 2 1

Salarias spaldingi 3

HeIcogramma striata 2 5 3 4 3 2 3 2 4 3 3

CaIIionymus enneactis 1

Amblyeleotris gymnocephala 2

Amblyeleotris periophthalma 2 1

Amblygobius bynoensis 1

Amblygobius phalaena 1 3

Asterropteryx semipunctatus 3 1 3

Bryaninops Ioki 3

Cryptocentrus cinctus 1

Cryptocentrus strigiIliceps 2 3

etenogobiops pomastictusGobiodon quinquestrigatus 1

Istigobius nigroocelIatus 2 3 2 1

Istigobius ornatus 2 1 2 2 2 3 1 1

Istigobius perspicilIatus 3

Pleurosicya pIicataValenciennea alIeni 2 3 2 3

Valenciennea muraIis 2 2 2 2 3

Valenciennea puelIaris 3 3 3 3

Valenciennea strigata 2

Ptereleotris evides 2

Ptereleotris hanae 3

Ptereleotris monoptera 3

Acanthurus dussumieri 3 3

Acanthurus grammoptiIus 3 4 3 2 4 4 1 3 4 4 3 2 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2

Acanthurus Iineatus 2

Acanthurus mata 1

Acanthurus nigricans 1 2 1

Acanthurus triostegus 1 2 2 3 3

Ctenochaetus striatus 1 1 2 1 1

Naso annulatus 2

Nasi IituratusNaso unicornis 3 1 1 3 4 2 2 2 3 2 3 3

ZancIus cornutus 2 1 2 2

Siganus fuscescens 2 1 2 4 3 3 2 2 2

Siganus doliatus 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 3 3 2

Siganus Iineatus 2 3 2 2 2 4 3

Siganus punctatus 3 2 2 2 2 1 2

Siganus trispiIosEuthynnus affinis 3Grammatorcynus bicarinatus 1RastreIIiger kanagurta 1

Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago 369

Sites DAl- 1 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 18 19 21 22 24 26 27 29 30 32 33 35

Scomberomorus commerson 1 1Scomberomorus queenslandicusAbalistes stellarisBalistoides viridescens 2SuffIamen chrysopterus 2 1SuffIamen fraenatus 2Cantherhines pardalis 1 2 1Eubalichthys caeruleoguttatusMonacanthus chinensis 2OXlJmonacanthus longirostris 1Pervagor janthinosoma 1Ostracion cubicus 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Ostracion nasus 1Arothron hispidusArothron reticularisArothron stellatus 1 1Diodon liturosusDiodon hystrix 1 1Torquigener pallimaculatusTragulichthys jaculiferus 1

TOTALS 44 87 54 32 28 77 18 48 76 89 109 44 86 71 82 84 44 48 53 50 41 98 51 31

370 J. B. Hutchins

Table 3 Logs abundances for species recorded at visual survey sites in 1999 (see Figure 1 and Table 1 for site details).

Sites DA3- %~~@na~«%~ti~~~~~~~WM~64 65 67 68 69 70

Dasyatis kuhlii 1 1

Pastinachus sephenTaeniura lymma 2 1 1

Chiloscyllium punctatum 1

Hemiscyllium trispeculare 1 1 1 1

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 1Carcharhinus melanopterusTriaenodon obesus 1Stegastoma fasciatum 1Eucrossorhimus dasypogonOrectolobus wardi 1 1

Nebrius ferrugineus 1 1

Gymnothorax flavimarginatus 1 1

Siderea thrysoideus 2 2 2 1 1 2 1

Spratelloides delicatulus 4

Synodus sageneus 1Paraplotosus but/eri 2 2 2 1 2 2 3 2 2

Plotosus lineatus 4

Diademichthys lineatus 1 1 2 1 1 1

Discotrema lineata 1

Hyporhamphus quoyiMyripristis kunteeMyripristis murdjan 1

Myriprisis violacea 3 3 3 2 3 3 1 4

Sargocentron rubrum 3 3 3 2 1 1 3 1 3 3 4 3

Sargocentron spiniferum 1Fistularia commersoniiCorythoichthys amplexusHippocampus sp. 1

Dendrochirus zebra 1 1 1 1

Pterois antennataPterois volitans 2 1 1

Onigocia pedimacula 1

Papilloculiceps 1nematophthalmus

Psammoperca waigiensis 1 2 3 3 3

Cephalopholis boenak 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 3

Cephalopholis cyanostigma 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 2 1 3

Chromileptes altivelis 2 1 1 1 1

Epinephelus bilobatus 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 2

Epinephelus coioides 1 1 1 1

Epinephelus corallicola 1 1 1 2 1

Epinephelus fasciatus 2 2 3 2 3 3 4 2 2 3 4 2 2 3 4 3 1 2 4 3 4 3

Epinephelus fuscoguttatus 1Epinephelus lanceolatusEpinephelus malabaricusEpinephelus multinotatusEpinephelus polyphekadion 1Epinephelus quoyanus 1 1 3 1 2 2

Epinephelus rivulatus 3 4

Epinephelus tukulaPlectropomus leopardusPlectropomus maculatus 3 1 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 1 3 3 2 4

Diploprion bifasciatum 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 3 2 2

Labracinus lineatus 1 2 2 1 2 2 1

Pseudochromis fuscus 2 2 3 1 1

Pseudochromis wilsoni 1 1 2 2 1

Glaucosoma magnificum 1 2 1

Heteropriacanthus cruentatusApogon aureus 3 2 2 2

Apogon cavitiensis 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 2 4 2 3 4 3 3 2 3

Apogon cookii 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1

Apogon doederleini 1 1 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 1

Apogon moluccensis 4 3 3 3 2 3

Apogon properupta 1 2 1 1 2Apogon rueppellii 3 1

Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago 371

Sites DA3- 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 49 50 52 53 55 56 57 58 60 61 63 64 65 67 68 69 70

Apogon taeniophorus 2Archamia fucata 4 4 4 2 6Archamia melasma 2 1 3 2 2 2 2 4Cheilodipterus intermedius 1Cheilodipterus macrodon 1 1 3 3 3 1 2 3 1 1 2 2 3Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus 1 2 1 1 2 2 4 2 1 2Quinca mirifica 1 1Rhabdamia gracilis 4Malacanthus brevirostrisEcheneis naucrates 1 1Carangoides ferdauCarangoides fulvoguttatus 1 2 2 1 2 2Carangoides gymnostethus 4Caranx ignobilisCaranx melampygusCaranx semCaranx sexfasciatus 3Gnathanodon speciosus 2 2 2Seriolina nigrofasciataTrachinotus blochiiLutjanus argentimaculatus 1 1Lutjanus boharLutjanus carponotatus 4 2 4 4 2 1 3 2 3 3 4 2 2 4 4 4 3 3 4 3 3 2Lutjanus fulviflamma 2 2 2 2 3 2Lutjanus lemniscatus 3 2 1 2 2 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 3Lutjanus lutjanus 5Lutjanus monostigma 1 1 2Lutjanus quinquelineatus 3 3 3 5 3 3 4Lutjanus russelli 4 3 3Lutjanus sebae 1 2 3Lutjanus vitta 2 2 5Symphorus nematophorus 1 2 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Caesio caerulaurea 4 4 3 6 4 5 2 3 4 4 3 4 5Caesio cuning 5 5 4 2 6 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4 3 5 4Pterocaesio digramma 4 4 3 6 4 5 4 2 4 4 4 5Pentapodus emeryii 1Pentapodus porosus 4 3 2 4 4 2 3 2 3 3 2Scaevius milii 3 1 2Scolopsis bilineatus 1 2 3 3 3 3 4 2 3 2 2 2 2 1Scolopsis monogramma 2 3 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 2 2 1 3 1Gerres subfasciatusDiagramma labiosum 2 1 1 3 3Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides 1 2 1 1 1 1Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus 1 1 1Plectorhinchus gibbosus 2 1 2 3Plectorhinchus muItivittatus 1 1 2 2 1 1 1Plectorhinchus polytaenia 1 2 2 2 1 1Plectorhinchus unicolor 1 1 3 2 1 2 2 2 2 3 1 1 1Lethrinus atkinsoni 1Lethrinus laticaudis 1 1 2Lethrinus lentjan 2Lethrinus nebulosus 2 2 2 2Lethrinus olivaceus 1 2Lethrinus sp. 1 3Lethrinus sp. 2 2 3 1 1 3 3 3 5Mulloidichthys flavolineatus 2Mulloidichthys vanicolensisParupeneus barberinoides 1Parupeneus heptacanthus 2 2Parupeneus indicus 3 4 3 3 2 3 3 2 1 2 2 2 4 3 1 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2Parupeneus muItifasciatusParupeneus spilurus 2 1Upeneus tragula 1 3 3 2 2Pempheris ypsilychnus 2 2 1 2 2 3 1 2Pempheris schwenkii 2Pempheris sp. 2Kyphosus bigibbus 2 2 1Kyphosus vaigiensis 1

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Table 3 (cont.)

Sites DA3- 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 49 50 52 53 55 56 57 58 60 61 63 64 65 67 68 69 70

1

26 7 3 5 6 7

4 47 5 5 7 1 325

1

3

4

2

24

6

2 2

57 32 3

2 2

11 2

2 1

24 1

1

1

2 3

2

3

22

352

24

5

3

25

3

3

2

1

1

1

2

2

23

2

3

5

4

1

23

1

4

2

5

242

3

2

51

3

341

3

1

1

5

5

2

2

253

42

4

1

5

1

13

5

1

1

1

2

1

3

2 3

3

33

3 12 54 5

16 7 5

13 4 3

24 5 31

11 1

24 4

5543 3 1

25

1 14 4 44 2

2

5

33

3

5

3

34

23

1

1

2

4

3

4

3

2

1

5

4

35

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4

2

2

2

2

32

1 2

2 3

5 53

122

1 3

13

2

1

1

1

11 2

112 2 1

222 1

4

2335 3 544551 412

4 4 3 42 2

6 5246 5 5 3

25334

2 22225

2 22 2435 4

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4

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263 4

2 2

1

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22 1 1

22

11

4

13 5 4

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2 1 1 1

2 1 4 31 5 5 2

44 3 5 23 2

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22 21 11

245 1 222

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22 3

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4

1312 2

4 4123

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1 2

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22242335

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Platax batavianusPlatax orbicularisPiatax pinnatusPiatax teiraChaetodon adiergastosChaetodon aureofasciatusChaetodon aurigaChaetodon ephippiumChaetodon lineolatus .Chaetodon lunulaChaetodon lunulatusChaetodon melannotusChaetodon meyeriChaetodon plebeiusChaetodon speculumChaetodon trifascialisChelmon marginalisCoradion chrysozonusHeniochus acuminatusHeniochus singulariusParachaetodon ocellatusChaetodontoplus duboulayiChaetodontoplus personiferPomacanthus semicirculatusPomacanthus sexstriatusAbudefduf bengalensisAbudefduf sexfasciatusAbudefdufsordidusAbudefdufvaigiensisAmblyglyphidodon batunaeAmphiprion clarkiiAmphiprion perideraionAmphiprion rubrocinctusCheiloprion labiatusChromis atripectoralisChromis cinerascensChromis fumeaChromis margaritiferChromis viridisChromis weberiDascyllus reticulatusDascyllus trimaculatusDischistodus darwiniensisDischistodus prosopotaeniaNeoglyphidodon melasNeoglyphidodon nigrorisNeopomacentrus azysronNeopomacentrus cyanomosNeopomacentrus filamentosusPlectroglyphidodon dickiiPlectroglyphidodon leucozonusPomacentrus coelestisPomacentrus milleriPomacentrus moluccensisPomacentrus nagasakiensisPomacentrus nigromanusStegastes fasciolatusStegastes obreptusSphyraena barracudaSphyraena jelloSphyraena obtusataAnampses caeruleopunctatusAnampses geographicusAnampses lennardiBodianus axillarisBodianus bilunulatus

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35 Sites DA3- 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 49 50 52 53 55 56 57 58 60 61 63 64 65 67 68 69 70

1

2 3

3

2

2

2

3

4

2' 24

2 4

2 2

23 32 23 2

3 32

3 3

3 4

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1 122

1 5

1

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2

4

4223

33

2

3

223

1132

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32

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3224

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342

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314

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143

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4

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42

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421

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2322

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221 1 222

1 1

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1 112221

4 3 3 2 3 3 2 33 3 3

2 42 3 3 3 2 2

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2 16 6 6 5 5 5 6 3

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1 123334 5

1 33 4 3 4 3 4 4

2 222322 1

23 2 1 2233224 2

1 1

3 332 2 2

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1 3

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2 1 2 2

12 3 3 22 3 2 22 2 2 2

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1 1 31

25 2 4 6 2

4 3 4 31 2

4 2 2 15 2

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3 3 1 1

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Bodianus dianaCheilinus chlorurusCheilinus trilobatusCheilio inermisChoerodon cauteromaChoerodon cyanodusChoerodon schoenleiniiChoerodon vittaCoris aygulaCoris caudimaculaCoris gaimardCoris pictoidesGomphosus variusHalichoeres marginatusHalichoeres melanochirHalichoeres nebulosusHalichoeres nigrescensHalichoeres scapularisHalichoeres trimaculatusHemigymnus fasciatusHemigymnus melapterusHologymnosus annulatusLabroides bicolorLabroides dimidiatusLeptojulis cyanopleuraLeptojulis sp.Macropharyngodon ornatusPseudocheilinus hexataeniaPseudojuloides elongatusPteragogus enneacanthusStethojulis bandanensisStethojulis interruptaThalassoma amblycephalumThalassoma hardwickeThalassoma lunareThalassoma lutescensThalassoma purpureumXyrichtys sp.Chlorurus rhakouraScarus chameleonScarus ghobbanScarus rivulatusScarus rubroviolaceusScarus schlegeliScarus sordidusScarus sp.Parapercis clathrataParapercis xantho2onaParapercis sp.Opistognathus darwiniensisAtrosalarius juscus holomelasCirripectes alIeniCirripectes filamentosusCirripectes hutchinsiEcsenius bicolorEcsenius lineatusEcsenius stictusIstiblennius edentulusIstiblennius meleagrisMeiacanthus grammistesMeiacanthus luteusPetroscirtes mitratusPlagiotremus rhinorhynchosPlagiotremus tapeinosomaSalarias fasciatusSalarias spaldingiHelcogramma striataCalIionymus enneactis

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Table 3 (cont.)

Sites DA3- 36 37 39 40 41 42 43 44 46 47 49 50 52 53 55 56 57 58 60 61 63 64 65 67 68 69 70

AmblyeIeotris gymnocephala 1 2 4 2 2 1 1 2Amblyeleotris periophthalma 1Amblygobius bynoensis 2 2Amblygobius phalaena 1 2Asterropteryx semipunctatus 2 2Bryaninops loki 3 3 4 2 2Cryptocentrus cinctus 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 1 2 1 2Cryptocentrus strigilIicepsCtenogobiops pomastictus 1 1Gobiodon quinquestrigatusIstigobius nigroacellatus 1 1 1 1 3 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 2 2Istigabius omatus 1 2 2 2 1 1Istigabius perspicillatusPleurasicya plicata 2 2 1Valenciennea alleni 2 2 2 3 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 2 2 2Valenciennea muralis 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 3Valenciennea puellaris 2 2 2 2Valenciennea strigataPtereIeotris evides 3 2Ptereleatris hanae 2 2 3 3 2 2 2 3 2Ptereleatris monoptera 2 5 3 3 3 3 4 4Acanthurus dussumieri 1 2Acanthurus grammaptilus 4 2 3 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2Acanthurus lineatusAcanthurus mataAcanthurus nigricans 1 1Acanthurus triastegus 4Ctenachaetus striatus 2 2Nasa annulatusNasi lituratus 2 1Nasa unicomis 3 2 1 1 2 2 2Zanclus camutus 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Siganus fuscescens 1 3 3 1 1 2 3 3Siganus daliatus 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 2Siganus lineatus 2 1 1Siganus punctatus 2 2 1 1 1 1Siganus trispilas 2Euthynnus ajfinisGrammatarcynus bicarinatus 2 1 1 1RastrelIiger kanagurtaScomberamarus cammersan 3 1Scamberamarus queenslandicus 1 2Abalistes stellaris 1 1 2 1 2Balistoides viridescensSuff/amen chrysopterus 1 2Suff/amen fraenatusCantherhines pardalis 1Eubalichthys caeruleoguttatus 1Manacanthus chinensisOxymanacanthus longirastrisPervagor janthinasomaOstracian cubicus 1 2 1 2 2 1 1Ostracion nasusArathron hispidus 1Arothron reticularis 1Arothron stellatusDiodon liturasus 1Diodon hystrix 1 1Torquigener palIimaculatus 1Tragulichthys jaculiferus 1

TOTALS ng~M~D~~~U~Hn~D~~87 62 55 50 70 63 83 13 67 50

Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago 375

Table 4 Logs abundances for species recorded at visual survey sites in 2000 (see Figure 5 and Table 1 for site details).

Sites DA4- 8 9 10 14 15 17 21 38 42 43

Dasyatis kuhlii 1 1Taeniura lymma 1Manta birostris 2Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos 1Carcharhinus melanoptents 1Triaenodon obesus 1 1Gymnothorax flavimarginatus 2Siderea thrysoideus 1 1Paraplotosus butleri 2 2Plotosus lineatus 3Diademichthys lineatus 3 2 2 2Hyporhamphus affinis 3Myripristis adusta 3Myripristis berndti 2Myripristis hexagonatus 3Myripristis murdjan 3Myriprisis violacea 3Sargocentron caudimaculatum 2 3Sargocentron rubrum 3Fistularia commersonii 1Haliichthys taeniophorus 1Cottapistus praepositus 1Pterois volitans 1 1Cephalopholis boenak 2 2Cephalopholis cyanostigma 2 3 3Chromileptes altivelisEpinephelus bilobatus 3 2 3 2 2Epinephelus coioides 2Epinephelus corallicola 1 2 1Epinephelus fasciatus 3 4 3Epinephelus fuscoguttatus 1Epinephelus lanceolatus 1Epinephelus malabaricus 2 1Epinephelus polyphekadion 3Epinephelus quoyanus 1Plectropomus maculatus 2 3 2Diploprion bifasciatum 2 1 1 2Labracinus lineatus 2 2Pseudochromis wilsoni 2 1 2Glaucosoma magnificum 3 2Heteropriacanthus cruentatus 2Apogon aureus 2Apogon cavitiensis 4 4 4 2Apogon doederleini 3 4Apogon moluccensis 3Apogon properupta 1 3Apogon quadrifasciatus 3Archamia fucata 4 6Archamia melasma 2 2 4Cheilodiptents macrodon 1 2 2 2Rhabdamia gracilis 5Echneis naucrates 3Rachycentron canadum 2Alepes vari 5Atule mate 1Carangoides fulvoguttatus 4 1Caranx ignobilis 3Caranx sexfasciatus 2Gnathanodon speciosus 3Selaroides leptolepis 3Scomberoides commersonnianus 1Trachinotus blochii 1Lutjanus argentimaculatus 2 3 2

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Table 4 (cont.)

Sites DA4- 8 9 10 14 15 17 21 38 42 43

Lutjanus carponotatus 1 3 2 2Lutjanus fulviflamma 3 3Lutjanus lemniscatus 2 3 2Lutjanus lutjanus 5 4 5Lutjanus monostigma 2 2Lutjanus quinquelineatus 3 3Lutjanus nlsselli 2 3 2Lutjanus vitta 3 4 4 2 4SymphonLs nematophonLs 2 2 2Caesio caentlaurea 2 4 3Caesio cuning 4 4 4Pterocaesio digramma 3 4 4Pentapodus porosus 3 4 3Scolopsis bilineatus 2 3 3Scolopsis monogramma 1 3 3 3 2 3Diagramma labiosum 1Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides 2 2Plectorhinchus gibbosus 1Plectorhinchus multivittatus 1 3Plectorhinchus polytaenia 3 1Plectorhinchus unicolor 3 2Lethrinus atkinsoni 1 2 1Lethrinus lentjan 4 4 2Lethrinus nebulosus 1Lethrinus olivaceus 1Lethrinus sp. 3 2 3 2Mulloidichthys vanicolensis 2Parupeneus cyclostomus 1Parupeneus heptacanthus 1-Parupeneus indicus 4 3Upeneus tragula 3 2Parapriacanthus ransonneti 4Pempheris ypsilychnus 2 3Pempheris schwenkii 3 3 3 3Pempheris sp. 3 3 2Kyphosus bigibbus 1 2Platax batavianus 3Platax orbicularis 2 4Platax pinnatus 1 1 1Platax teira 2 3Chaetodon adiergastos 2Chaetodon aureofasciatus 3 4 3 3Chaetodon auriga 2Chaetodon ephippium 1Chaetodon lineolatus 2 1Chaetodon lunula 3Chaetodon lunulatus 3Chaetodon plebeius 3Chaetodon semeion 1Chelmon marginalis 2 1 3Coradion chryso2onus 1Heniochus acuminatus 2 2 3Heniochus singularius 1 2Chaetodontoplus duboulayi 2 1 1 2 2Chaetodontoplus personifer 1 1Pomacanthus semicirculatus 1 2Pomacanthus sexstriatus 2 1 2Abudefdufbengalensis 2 5 5Abudefdufsexfasciatus 4 5 4Abudefdufvaigiensis 4 2Amphiprion clarkii 1Amphiprion perideraion 2Chromis atripectoralis 3

Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago 377

Sites DA4- 8 9 10 14. 15 17 21 38 42 43

Chromis cineraseens 4 5 5Chromis fumea 4Chromis margaritifer 1Neoglyphidodon melas 2Neoglyphidodon nigroris 2Neopomaeentrus azysron 7 6 6 6Neopomaeentrus cyanomos 7 6 5Neopomaeentrus filamentosus 4 4 3 4 3Pleetroglyphidodon diekii 2Pomaeentrus eoelestis 1 3 3Pomaeentrus milleri 5 2 4 5Pomaeentrus molueeensis 2 4Pomaeentrus nagasakiensis 4 5 6 5Pomaeentrus nigromanus 4 2 5Stegastes obreptus 2 4 4 3 3Sphyraena jello 3Sphyraena qenie 4Paracirrhites forsteri 1Anampses lennardi 1 1 1 3 2Bodianus axillaris 2Cheilinus ehlorurus 2 3 1Choerodon eauteroma 2 3 2 2 3Choerodon eephalotes 2Choerodon cyanodus 2 3 2Choerodon sehoenleinii 1 1 2Choerodon vitta 2 4Coris aygula 'ICoris gaimard 1Coris pietoides 2 3 2 2Gomphosus varius 3Haliehoeres marginatus 1 3Haliehoeres melanoehir 4 4 4Haliehoeres nebulosus 3 3 4 3Haliehoeres nigreseens 3 2 4 4 4Hemigymnus faseiatus 2 2 1Hemigymnus melapterus 2 3 2 2Labroides dimidiatus 2 4 4Leptojulis cyanopleura 2 3 3 2Leptojulis sp. 4Maeropharyngodon ornatus 1Stethojulis interrupta 2 3 2Thalassoma amblyeephalumThalassoma hardwieke 2 1Thalassoma lunare 5 5 5 6Thalassoma luteseens 1Thalassoma purpureum 2Xyriehtys sp. 1Chlorums rhakoura 1 1 2Searus ghobban 3 3 3 2Seams rivulatus 4 5 3Seams rubroviolaeeus 2Seams sordidus 1 1Searus sp, 4 3 3 4 4Parapercis xanthozona 2 1 1 1 2Cirripectes alleni 2Cirripectes filamentosus 2 4 4 3Eesenius bieolor 2 4 3Eesenius lineatus 1Eesenius yaeyamaensis 4 3 5Meiaeanthus grammistes 2Meiaeanthus luteus 2 2Plagiotremus rhinorhynehos 1Heleogramma striata 3 4Amblyeleotris gymnoeephala 4Amblyeleotris periophthalma 1

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Table 4 (cant.)

Sites DA4- 8 9 10 14 15 17 21 38 42 43

Cryptocentnts cinctus 3Cryptocentnts fasciatus 3 2Eviota sebreei 3Istigobius decoratus 3Istigobius nigroocellatus 2Istigobius ornatus 3 3Valenciennea alleni 3 4 3 3 3 2Valenciennea muralis 2 2 2Valenciennea puellaris 1Ptereleotris hanae 2 2 2Ptereleotris monoptera 3 3Acanthunls dussumieri 1Acanthunts grammoptilus 4 4 4Acanthunls lineatus 2Acanthunts nigricans 2Acanthurus triostegus 2Ctenochaetus striatus 2Naso annulatus 1Nasifageni 3Nasi lituratus 2Naso unicornis 1 4 2Zanclus cornutus 1 2 3 2Siganus fuscescens 2 2Siganus doliatus 3 2 3Siganus lineatus 2Siganus punctatus 3Euthynnus affinis 2Grammatorcynus bicarinatus 1Scomberomorus commerson 2Balistapus undulatus 1Rhinecanthus aculeatus 1Sufflamen chrysoptents 3Cantherhines pardalis 3Alutents scriptus 1Monacanthus chinensis 1Paramonacanthus choirocephalus 2Ostracion cubicus 1 1

TOTALS 23 21 86 114 45 17 30 8 26 98

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Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago 379

Table 5 Species collected from shore sites in 1998-99 (see Figure 3 and Table 1 for site details).

Sites DA1 Sites DA32 7 11 14 17 20 23 25 28 31 38 45 48 51 54 59 62 66

Muraenichthys gymnotus XMuraenichthys macropterus X X XPhyllophichthus xenodontus XGymnothorax undulatus X X X X X XSiderea thrysoidea X X X X XConger cinereus X X X XSpratelloides delicatulus X X X XSaurida gracilis XParaplotosus albilabris X X X X XParaplotosus muelleri X X XPlotosus lineatus XBatrachomoeus dahli XHalophryne diemensis X X XDinematichthys sp. X XHyporhamphus quoyi XAtherinomorus endrachtensis X XAtherinomorus ogilbyi XCraterocephalus capreoli XCraterocephalus mugiloides XCraterocephalus pauciradiatus X X XSargocentron rubrum X XMicrognathus micronotopterus XNannocampus sp. XPterois volitans XScorpaena picta X X X XScorpaenopsis diabolus XSynanceia horrida XPapilloculiceps bosschei X X X X X X XPapilloculiceps nematophthalmus X XPlatycephalus endrachtensis X XPsammoperca waigiensis X XAmbassis vachellii X X XChromileptes altivelis XEpinephelus coioides X X X XEpinephelus corallicola XEpinephelus fasciatus X XEpinephelus malabaricus XEpinephelus quoyanus X X X X X X X X X XPlectropomus maculatus XBlennodesmus scapularis X X X XCongrogadus subducens X X X X XLabracinus lineatus X X XPseudochromis fuscus XNotograptus guttatus XNotograptus sp. XAmniataba caudavittata X XPelates quadrilineatus XTerapon jarbua X XApogon cookii X X X X X XApogon pallidofasciatus X XApogon rueppellii X X X X X XApogon timorensis X XFoa brachygramma XFowleria aurita X X X X X XQuinca mirifica X X XSillago lutea XSillago maculata X XSillago vittata X XLeiognathus moretoniensis X XLutjanus argentimaculatus XLutjanus carponotatus X X X XLutjanus fulviflamma X X X

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Table 5 (cont.)

Sites DA1 Sites DA32 7 11 14 17 20 23 25 28 31 38 45 48 51 54 59 62 66

Lutjanus russelli X X X X X X X X X XPentapodus vitta X XSeaevius milii X X X X XGerres filamentosus X XGerres oyena X XGerres subfasciatus XPomadasys kaakan XLethrinus sp. XAeanthopagrus latus X XPantpeneus indieus X XPempheris sp. XChaetodon aureofaseiatus XChelmon marginalis X XChelmon muelleri XAbudefdufbengalensis X X X X X X X X XAbudefdufsexfasciatus XAbudefdufsordidus XCheiloprion labiatus XDisehistqdus darwiniensis X X X X XNeopomaeentrus filamentosus X X XPomaeentrus milleri X X X X X X X XPomaeentrus molueeensis XStegastes obreptus XLiza alata XValamugil buehanani XAnampses eaeruleopunctatus XCheilinus ehlonmts XChoerodon cyanodus X X X X X X X X X XChoerodon sehoenleinii XCoris pietoides XHaliehoeres melanoehir X XHaliehoeres nebulosus X X X XHaliehoeres nigreseens X X X X X X X X X X X X X XHemigymnus melapterus XLabroides dimidiatus XStethojulis interrupta X X X X X X XThalassoma lunare XXenojulis margaritaeeous XSearus ghobban X X XSearus sp. X XOpistognathus darwiniensis X X X XTriehonotus sp. XCirripeetes filamentosus XIstiblennius meleagris X X X X XMimoblennius atrocinetus X XOmobranehus germaini X XOmobranehus punetatus X X XOmobranehus rotundieeps X X X X X XPetroscirtes brevieeps XPetroscirtes mitratus X X X X XSalarias fasciatus X XSalarias spaldingi X X XEnneapterygius larsonae X XEnneapterygius gracilis X XEnneapterygius philippinus X X XCallionymus enneactis X X X X XAmblygobius bynoensis X X X X X X X X XAmblygobius phalaena XAsterropteryx semipunetatus X X X X X XBathygobius eoeosensis X XBathygobius fuseus X X X X X X X X XBathygobius laddi X X X

Fishes of the Dampier Archipelago 381

Sites DAl Sites DA32 7 11 14 17 20 23 25 28 31 38 45 48 51 54 59 62 66

Callogobius sp. XFavonigobius me1anobrand1us X X X XFavonigobius sp. XGnatholepis sp. X X X X X X X XGobiodon quinquestrigatus XGobiodon sp. XIsfigobius nigrooce11atus X XIsfigobius omatus X X X X X X XPriolepisnuchifasciatus X X XValenciennea muralis X X X X X X X X X X XYongeid1thysnebulosus XAcanthurusgrammoptilus X X XSiganus doliatus XAmoglossus sp. XPardachiruspavoninus X XSoleid1thys heterorhinos X X XClzaetodermispenicilJigerus XOstracion cubicus XArothronhispidus X X X XG1e1onodonpatoca X

Totals 14 15 17 20 16 35 19 41 9 28 28 27 21 39 21 13 14 28

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Table 6 Species collected from subtidal sites in 2000 (see Figure 5 and Table 1 for site details).

Sites DA4- 1 4 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 23 27 32 33 37 38 39 40 41 43 44

Muraenichthys sp. XGymnothoraxme1atremus XParaplotosus butleri X XBatrachomoeus dahli X XDiademichthys lineatus X X X XI.epadichthys sandaracatus X XDinematichthyssp. X X X X XMyripristis bemdti XMyripristis hexagona X X X X X X XMyripristis violacea XSargocentron rubrum X X XChoeroichthys suillus XCorythoichthys amplexus XDoryrhamphusjanssi XHaliichthys taeniophorus XCottapistuspraepositus XPlatycephalus sp. XCephalopholisboenak X X XCephalopholis cyanostigma X X XEpinephe1us bilobatus XEpinephe1us fasciatus XEpinephe1uspolyphekadion XREinfordia opercularis X XBlennodesmus scapularis X XLabracinuslineatus XPseudochromisfuscus XPseudochromis wilsoni X X X X X X XApogon aureus XApogon cavitiensis X XApogoncookii XApogon crassiceps X X X X XApogon doederleini X X X X XApogon fuscus XApogon quadrifasdatus XApogon talboti XApogon trimaculatus X X X XArchamia fucata X X X XChei1odipterusmacrocfon XFowleria awita X XSiphamia majimai XAtulemate XSelaroides leptolepis XPempherisypsilychnus X X X XChaetodon aureofasdatus X X XChelmon marginalis XPomacanthus sexstriatus XNeogIyphidodonnigroris X XNeopomacentrus~n X X X X XNeopomacenturs cyanomos X X X X X X XNeopomacentrus filamentosus X X X X X X X XPomacentrusmilleri X X X X XPomacentrusmoluccensis XPomacentrusnagasakiensis X X X XPomacentusnigromanus X X XStegastes obreptus XCheilinus chIorurus XHalichoeres me1anochir X XHalichoeres nigrescens XHalichoeres trimaculatus XLabroides dimidiatus X X XThalassoma lunare XCirripectesElamentosus X X XEcsenius bicolor X X XEcseniusyaeyamaensis X X X X XLaiphognathusmultimaculatus X X X X XEnneapterygiuslarsonae X X X

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Sites DA4- 1 4 9 12 13 14 15 16 17 23 27 32 33 37 38 39 40 41 43 44

Enneapterygius tutuilae X X XHelcogramma striata X X X X X X X XNorfolkia brachylepis X X X XNorfolkia thomasi X X XAmblygobius phalaena XBathygobius laddi X X X XBathygobius sp. X XBryaninops loki X XCallogobius maculipinnis XCoryphopterus duospilus XConJPhopterus sp. 1 XCoryphopterus sp. 2 X X XEviota inutilus X X XEviota nebulosa XEviota queenslandica XEviota sebreei X XEviota storthynx XEviota zebrina X X X X X XGnatholepis scapulostigma XGobiodon axillaris XGobiodon histrio X XGobiodon quinquestrigatus X X X XGobiodon rivulatus X XParagobiodon lacunicolus XIstigobius decoratus X X X X XIstigobius nigroocellatus X X X X X XIstigobius ornatus XPleurosicya plicata XPriolepis nuchifasciata X X X X X XTrimma okinawae X X X X X XValenciennea alleni XPtereleotris monoptera XSiganus fuscescens XSoleichthys heterorhinos XMonacanthus chinensis X

Totals 19 34 1 17 15 1 2 24 7 2 3 4 12 22 1 10 16 8 31 23

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Table 7 Most abundant species recorded visually and their preferred degree of exposure (listed in phylogeneticorder).

Protected sites Semi-protected Sites

Caesio eaemlaureus X XCaesio euning X XPteroeaesio digramma X XLutjanus earponotatus X XChaetodon aureofasciatus X XAbudefdufbengalensis XAbudefdufsexfasciatus XChromis atripeetoralis XChromis eineraseensChromis fl.lmea XNeopomaeentrus azysron XNeopomaeentrus eyanomosNeopomaeentrus filamentosus X XPomaeentus milleri X XStegastes obreptusChoerodon eyanodus XHaliehoeres nebulosus X XHaliehoeres nigreseens X XThalassoma lunare X XSearus rivulatusSeams sp. X XCirripectes filamentosusAeanthurus grammoptilus X

Exposed sites

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X

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Table 8 Most abundant species taken from shore collecting sites with their preferred habitats (arranged inphylogenetic order).

Mangroves Igneous Rocks Limestone, Corals

Congrogadus subdueens XFowleria aurita XAbudefdufbengalensis XPomaeentnls milleri XChoerodon eyanodus XHaliehoeres nigreseens X XStethojulis interrupta XIstiblennius meleagris XOmobranehus rotundieeps XAmblygobius bynoensis XBathygobius fl.lseus X X XIstigobius ornatus XValenciennea muralis X

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Appendix 1 Checklist of near-shore fishes from the Dampier Archipelago (species taken tp the north of the 30 m depthcontour not included). Habitat Abbreviations: R = Reef; S =Soft bottom; M = Mangrove; T = Trawlingground; P = Pelagic or free swimming.

Main HabitatR S M T P

Family DasyatididaeDasyatis kuhlii Muller and Henle, 1841 XHirnantura granulata (Macleay, 1883) XHimantura uarnak (Forskal, 1775) X XPastinachus sephen (Forskal, 1775) X XTaeniura lyrnrna (ForskaI, 1775) X X

Family MyliobatididaeAetobatus narinari (Euphrasen, 1790) X

Family MobulidaeManta birostris (Donndorff, 1798) X

Family HypnidaeHypnos rnonopterygiurn (Shaw and Nodder, 1795) X

Family RhynchobatidaeRhynchobatus djiddensis (Forskal, 1775) X X

Family HemiscylliidaeChiloscylliurn punctaturn Muller and Henle, 1838 XHerniscylliurn trispeculare Richardson, 1843 X

Family CarcharhinidaeCarcharhinus arnblyrhynchos (Bleeker, 1856) XCarcharhinus brevipinna (Muller and Henle, 1839) X XCarcharhinus cautus (Whitley, 1945) XCarcharhinus leucas (Valenciennes, 1839) X XCarcharhinus lirnbatus (Valenciennes, 1839) X XCarcharhinus rnelanopterus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) X XCarcharhinus sorrah (Valenciennes, 1839) X XNegaprion acutidens (Ruppell, 1837) XGaleocerdo CLlvier (Peron and Lesueur, 1822) X XRhizoprionodon acutus (Ruppell, 1837) XTriaenodon obesus (Ruppell, 1837) X

Family SphyrnidaeSphyrna lewini (Griffith and Smith, 1834) XSphyrna rnokarran (Ruppell, 1837) X

Family StegastomatidaeStegostoma fasciaturn (Hermann, 1783) X X

Family OrectolobidaeEucrossorhirnus dasypogon (Bleeker, 1857) XOrectolobus wardi Whitley, 1939 X

Family HemigaleidaeHernigaleus rnicrostoma Bleeker, 1852 XHernipristis elongata (Klunzinger, 1871) X X

Family GynglymostomatidaeNebrius femlgineus (Lesson, 1830) X

Family ElopidaeElops hawaiensis Regan, 1909 X X

Family MegalopidaeMegalops cyprinoides (Broussonet, 1782) X X

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Family OphichthidaeMuraenichthys gymnotus Bleeker, 1857 XMuraenichthys macroptents Bleeker, 1857 XPhyllophichthus xenodontus Gosline, 1951 XPisodonophis cancrivonts (Richardson, 1848) XYirrkala lumbricoides (Bleeker, 1864) X

Family MuraenidaeEchidna nebulosa (Ahl, 1789) XGymnothorax eurostus (Abbott, 1861) XGymnothorax fimbriatus (Bennett, 1832) XGymnothorax flavimarginatus (Riippeli, 1830) XGymnothorax melatremus Schultz, 1953 XGymnothorax undulatus (Lacepede, 1803) XSiderea thrysoideus (Richardson, 1845) XUropterygius concolor Riippeli, 1838 X

Family CongridaeConger cinereus Riippeli, 1830 X X

Family ClupeidaeHerklotsichthys koningsbergeri (Weber and De Beaufort, 1912) X XNematalosa vlaminghi (Munro, 1957) X XPellona ditchela Valenciennes, 1847 X XSardinella gibbosa (Bleeker, 1849) X XSpratelloides delicatulus (Bennett, 1832) X X

Family EngraulididaeStolephorus commersonii Lacepede, 1803 X XThryssa hamiltonii (Gray, 1835) X X

Family ChirocentridaeChirocentnts dorab (Forskal, 1775) X X

Family BathysauridaeSaurida gracilis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) X XSaurida undosquamis (Richardson, 1848) X X

Family SynondontidaeSynodus sageneus Waite, 1905 X XSynodus variegatus (Lacepede, 1803) X X

Family ChanidaeChanos chanos (Forskal, 1775) X X

Family AriidaeArius argyropleuron Valenciennes, 1840 X XArius graeffei Kner and Steindachner, 1866 XArius leptaspis (Bleeker, 1862) XArius mastersi Ogilby, 1898 XArius proximus Ogilby, 1898 XArius sp. X

Family PlotosidaeEuristhmus microceps (Richardson, 1845) XParaplotosus albilabris (Valenciennes, 1840) X XParaplotosus butleri Alien, 1998 XParaplotosus muelleri (Klunzinger, 1880) X XPlotosus lineatus (Thunberg, 1791) X

Family BatrachoididaeBatrachomoeus dahli (Rendahl, 1922) X XHalophryne diemensis (Lesueur, 1824) X X

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Main HabitatR S M T P

Family GobiesocidaeDiademichthys lineatus (Sauvage, 1883) X XDiscotrema lineata (Briggs, 1966) X XLepadichthys sandaracatus Whitley, 1943 X

Family AntennariidaeLophiocharon trisignatus (Richardson, 1844) X XTetrabrachium ocellatum Giinther, 1880 X

Family BythitidaeBythitid sp. XDinematichthys sp. X

Family ExocoetidaeCheilopogon arcticeps (Gunther, 1866) XCheilopogon heterurus (Rafinesque, 1810) X

Family HemiramphidaeArrhamphus sclerolepis Giinther, 1866 X XHemiramphus far (Forskal, 1775) XHemiramphus robustus Giinther, 1866 X XHyporhamphus affinis (Giinther, 1866) X XHyporhamphus quoyi (Valenciennes, 1847) X XZenarchopterus rasori (Popta, 1912) X X

Family BelonidaeAblennes hians (Valenciennes, 1846) XStrongylura strongylura (van Hasselt, 1823) X XTylosurus crocodilus (Peran and Lesueur, 1821) X X XTylosurus gavialoides (Castelnau, 1873) X X X

Family AtherinidaeAtherinomorus endrachtensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) XAtherinomorus ogilbyi (Whitley, 1930) XCraterocephalus capreoli Rendahl, 1922 X XCraterocephalus mugiloides (McCulloch, 1912) X XCraterocephalus pauciradiatus (Giinther, 1861) XHypoatherina temminckii (Bleeker, 1853) X

Family HolocentridaeMyripristis adusta Bleeker, 1853 XMyripristis bemdti Jordan and Evermann, 1903 XMyripristis hexagona (Lacepede, 1802) XMyripristis kuntee Cuvier, 1831 XMyripristis murdjan (Forskal, 1775) XMyriprisis violacea Bleeker, 1851 XNeoniphon sammara (Forskal, 1775) XSargocentron caudimaculatum (Riippell, 1838) XSargocentron rubnlm (Forskal, 1775) XSargocentron spiniferum (Forskal, 1775) X

Family VeliferidaeMetavelifer multiradiatus (Regan, 1907) X

Family FistulariidaeFistularia commersonii Riippell, 1838 XFistularia petimba Lacepede, 1803 X

Family CentriscidaeCentriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758 X X

Family SyngnathidaeChoeroichthys brachysoma (Bleeker, 1855) X XChoeroichthys suillus Whitley, 1951 X

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Corythoichthys amplexus Dawson and Randall, 1975 X XCorythoichthys haematopterus (Bleeker, 1851) XDoryrhamphus janssi (Herald and Randall, 1972) XHalicampus grayi Kaup, 1856 XHaliichthys taeniophonts Gray, 1859 XHippichthys penicillus (Cantor, 1849) XHippocampus angustus Giinther, 1870 X XMicrognathus micronotopterus (Fowler, 1938) XNannocampus sp. XTrachyrhamphus bicoarctatus (Bleeker, 1857) X

Family ScorpaenidaeApistus carinatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XCottapistus cottoides (Cuvier, 1829) XCottapistus praepositus (Ogilby, 1903) X XDampierosa dantma Whitley, 1932 XDendrochirus zebra (Cuvier, 1829) XInimicus sinensis (Valenciennes, 1833) X XMinous versicolor Ogilby, 1910 XPterois antennata (Bloch, 1787) XPterois volitans (Linnaeus, 1758) XScorpaena picta (Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1829) XScorpaenodes guamensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) XScorpaenodes littoralis (Tanaka, 1917) X XScorpaenopsis diabolus (Cuvier, 1829) XScorpaenopsis venosa (Cuvier, 1829) XSynanceia horrida (Linnaeus, 1766) X X

Family AploactinidaeParaploactis pulvinus Poss and Eschmeyer, 1978 X

Family PlatycephalidaeInegocia japonica (Tilesius, 1812) X XOnigocia pedimacula (Regan, 1908) X XCymbacephalus bosschei (Bleeker, 1860) X XCymbacephalus nematophthalmus (Giinther, 1860) X X XPlatycephalus endrachtensis Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 X XPlatycephalus indicus (Linnaeus, 1758) X

Family PegasidaePegasus volitans Linnaeus, 1758 X

Family CentropomiidaeHypopterus macropterus (Giinther, 1859) XPsammoperca waigiensis (Cuvier, 1828) X X

Family ChandidaeAmbassis vachellii Richardson, 1846 X

Family SerranidaeAnyperodon leucogrammicus (Valenciennes, 1828) XCentrogenys vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) X XCephalopholis boenak (Bloch, 1790) XCephalopholis cyanostigma (Valenciennes, 1828) XCephalopholis miniata (Forskal, 1775) XCephalopholis urodeta (Forster, 1801) XChromileptes altivelis (Valenciennes, 1828) XEpinephelus bilobatus Randall and Allen, 1987 XEpinephelus coioides (Hamilton, 1822) X XEpinephelus corallicola (Valenciennes, 1828) XEpinephelus fasciatus (Forskal, 1775) XEpinephelus fuscoguttatus (ForskiH, 1775) X

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Main HabitatR S M T P

Epinephelus lanceolatus (Bloch, 1790) XEpinephelus malabaricus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XEpinephelus multinotatus (Peters, 1876) XEpinephelus polyphekadion (Bleeker, 1849) XEpinephelus quoyanus (Valenciennes, 1830) X XEpinephelus rivulatus (Valenciennes, 1830) XEpinephelus tukula Morgans, 1959 XPlectropomus leopardus (Lacepede, 1802) XPlectropomus maculatus (Bloch, 1790) XRainfordia opercularis McCulIoch, 1923 X

Family GrammistidaeDiploprion bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828 X

Family PseudochromidaeBlennodesmus scapularis Giinther, 1872 XCongrogadus subducens (Richardson, 1842) X XLabracinus lineatus (Castelnau, 1875) XPseudochromis fuscus MUller and Troschel, 1849 XPseudochromis wilsoni (Whitley, 1929) X

Family PseudogrammatidaePseudogramma polyacantha (Bleeker, 1856) X

Family PlesiopidaePlesiops verecundus Mooi, 1995 X

Family TerapontidaeAmniataba caudavittata (Richardson, 1845) X XPelates quadrilineatus (Bloch, 1790) X XTerapon jarbua (Forskal, 1775) X X XTerapon theraps (Cuvier, 1829) X X

Family GlaucosomatidaeGlaucosoma magnificum (Ogilby, 1915) X

Family PriacanthidaeHeteropriacanthus cruentatus (Lacepede, 1801) XPriacanthus hamrur (ForskaI, 1775) XPriacanthus tayenus Richardson, 1846 X

Family ApogonidaeApogon aureus (Lacepede, 1802) XApogon cavitiensis Gordan and Seale, 1907) XApogon cookii Madeay, 1881 XApogon crassiceps Garman, 1903 XApogon doederleini Jordan and Snyder, 1901 XApogon fuscus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 XApogon moluccensis Valenciennes, 1832 XApogon nigripinnis Cuvier, 1828 XApogon pallidofasciatus AlIen, 1987 XApogon properupta (Whitley, 1964) XApogon quadrifasciatus Cuvier, 1828 XApogon rueppe/lii Giinther, 1859 X XApogon taeniophorus Regan, 1908 XApogon talboti Smith, 1961 XApogon timorensis Bleeker, 1854 XApogon trimaculatus Cuvier, 1828 XApogon cf. unicolor Doderlein, 1884 XArchamia fucata (Cantor, 1850) XArchamia melasma Lachner and Taylor, 1960 XCheilodiptenls intennedius Gon, 1993 XCheilodipterus macrodon (Lacepede, 1802) X

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Cheilodiptenls quinquelineatus Cuvier, 1828 XFoa brachygramma Genkins, 1903) XFowleria,aurita (Valenciennes, 1831) XFowleria variegata (Valenciennes, 1832) XQuinca mirifica Mees, 1966 XRhabdamia gracilis (Bleeker, 1856) X'Siphamia majimae Matsubara and Iwai, 1958 X

Family SillaginidaeSillago analis Whitley, 1943 X XSillago bumls Richardson, 1842 X XSillago lutea McKay, 1985 X XSillago sihama (Forskal, 1775) XSillago vittata McKay, 1985 X

Family MalacanthidaeMalacanthus brevirostris Guichenot, 1848 X

Family EcheneidaeEcheneis naucrates Linnaeus, 1758 X X X

Family RachycentridaeRachycentron canadum (Linnaeus, 1766) X X X

Family CarangidaeAlepes vari (Cuvier, 1833) X X XAtule mate (Cuvier, 1833) XCarangoides chrysophrys (Cuvier, 1833) XCarangoides ferdau (Forskal, 1775) X XCarangoides flllvoguttatus (Forskal, 1775) X XCarangoides gymnostethus (Cuvier, 1833) XCarangoides hedlandensis (Whitley, 1934) X XCarangoides malabariclls (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XCaranx bucculentus Alleyne and Macleay, 1877 XCaranx ignobilis (Forskal, 1775) X X XCaranx melampygus Cuvier, 1833 XCaranx sem Cuvier, 1833 XCaranx sexfasciatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1825 X XDecaptenls macrosoma Bleeker, 1851 XGnathanodon speciosus (Forskal, 1775) X X XMegalaspis cordyla (Linnaeus, 1758) XPantolabus radiatus (Macleay, 1881) XScomberoides commersonnianus Lacepede, 1801 X X XScomberoides lysan (Forskal, 1775) X X XScomberoides tol (Cuvier, 1832) X XSelar boops (Cuvier, 1833) XSelaroides leptolepis (Kuhl and Van Hasselt, 1833) X XSeriolina nigrofasciata (Riippell, 1829) X XTrachinotus baillonii (Lacepede, 1801) XTrachinotus blochii (Lacepede, 1801) X X

Family LeiognathidaeGazza mimlta (Bloch, 1797) XLeiognathus deconls (De Vis, 1884) XLeiognathus elongatus (Giinther, 1874) XLeiognathus equulus (Forskal, 1775) XLeiognathus moretoniensis Ogilby, 1912 XSecutor insidiator (Bloch, 1787) X

Family LutjanidaeLutjanus argentimaculatus (Forskal, 1775) X XLutjanus bohar (Forskal, 1775) XLutjanus carponotatus (Richardson, 1842) X

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Lutjanus decussatus (Cuvier, 1828) XLutjanus fulviflamma (Forskal, 1775) XLutjanus lemniscatus (Valenciennes, 1828) XLutjanus lutjanus Bloch, 1790 XLutjanus monostigma (Cuvier, 1828) XLutjanus quinquelineatus (Bloch, 1790) XLutjanus russelli (Bleeker, 1849) X XLutjanus sebae (Cuvier, 1828) XLutjanus vitta (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) XSymphorus nematophorus (Bleeker, 1860) X

Family CaesionidaeCaesio caerulaurea Lacepede, 1801 XCaesio cuning (Bloch, 1790) XPterocaesio digramma (Bleeker, 1865) X

Family NemipteridaePentapodus emeryii (Richardson, 1843) X XPentapodus porosus (Valenciennes, 1830) X XPentapodus vitta Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 XScaevius milii (Bory de Saint-Vincent, 1823) XScolopsis bilineatus (Bloch, 1793) XScolopsis monogramma (Cuvier, 1830) X

Family GerreidaeGerres abbreviatus Bleeker, 1850 XGerres filamentosus Cuvier, 1829 XGerres oyena (Forskal, 1775) XGerres subfasciatus Cuvier, 1830 X X

Family HaemulidaeDiagramma labiosum Macleay, 1883 X XPlectorhinchus chaetodonoides Lacepede, 1800 XPlectorhinchus flavomaculatus (Ehrenberg, 1830) X XPlectorhinchus gibbosus (Lacepede, 1802) X XPlectorhinchus multivittatus (Macleay, 1878) XPlectorhinchus polytaenia (Bleeker, 1852 XPlectorhinchus unicolor (Macleay, 1883) XPomadasys kaakan (Cuvier, 1830) XPomadasys maculatus (Bloch, 1797) X

Family LethrinidaeLethrinus atkinsoni Seale, 1909 XLethrinus genivittatus Valenciennes, 1830 XLethrinus laticaudis Alleyne and Macleay, 1877 XLethrinus lentjan (Lacepede, 1802) XLethrinus nebulosus (Forskal, 1775) XLethrinus olivaceus Valenciennes, 1830 XLethrinus variegatus Valenciennes, 1830 X XLethrinus sp. 1 X X

Family SparidaeAcanthopagrus latus (Houttuyn, 1782) X XAcanthopagrus palmaris (Whitley, 1935) X X

Family MullidaeMulloidichthys flavolineatus (Lacepede, 1801) XMulloidichthys vanicolensis (Valenciennes, 1831) XParupeneus barberinoides (Bleeker, 1852) XParupenells cyclostomus (Lacepede, 1801) XParllpeneus heptacanthus (Lacepede, 1801) X XParupeneus indicus (Shaw, 1803) XParupenells multifasciatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) X

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Pantpeneus spi/unts (Bleeker, 1854) XUpeneus tragula Richardson, 1846 X X

Family MonodactylidaeMonodactylus argenteus (Linnaeus, 1758) X

Family PempherididaeParapriacanthus ransonneti Steindachner, 1870 XPempheris analis Waite, 1910 XPempheris ypsi/ychnus Mooi and Judd, 1996 XPempheris schwenkii Bleeker, 1855 XPempheris sp. X

Family KyphosidaeKyphosus bigibbus (Lacepede, 1801) XKyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) X

Family EphippididaePiatax batavianus Cuvier, 1831 XPlatax orbicularis (Forski\.l, 1775) XPlatax pinnatus (Linnaeus, 1758) XPiatax teira (Forski\.l, 1775) X

Family ScatophagidaeScatophagus argus (Linnaeus, 1766) XScatophagus multifasciatus Richardson, 1846 X

Family ChaetodontidaeChaetodon adiergastos Seale, 1910 XChaetodon aureofasciatus Macleay, 1878 X XChaetodon auriga Forskal, 1775 XChaetodon citrinel/us Cuvier, 1831 XChaetodon ephippium Cuvier, 1831 XChaetodon lineolatus Cuvier, 1831 XChaetodon lunula (Lacepede, 1803) XChaetodon lunulatus Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 XChaetodon melannotus Schneider, 1801 XChaetodon meyeri Bloch and Sneider, 1801 XChaetodon plebeius Cuvier, 1831 XChaetodon semeion Bleeker, 1855 XChaetodon speculum Cuvier, 1831 XChaetodon trifascialis Quoy and Gaimard, 1824 XChaetodon ulietensis Cuvier, 1831 XChelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842 X XChelmon muel/eri (Klunzinger, 1880) XCoradion chrysozonus (Cuvier, 1831) X XHeniochus acuminatus (Linnaeus, 1758) XHeniochus chrysostomus Cuvier, 1831 XHeniochus singularius Smith and Radcliffe, 1911 XParachaetodon ocel/atus (Cuvier, 1831) X X

Family PomacanthidaeChaetodontoplus duboulayi (Giinther, 1867) X XChaetodontoplus personifer (McCulloch, 1914) XPomacanthus imperator (Bloch, 1787) XPomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831) XPomacanthus sexstriatus (Cuvier, 1831) X

Family PomacentridaeAbudefdufbengalensis (Bloch, 1787) XAbudefdufsexfasciatus (Lacepede, 1802) XAbudefdufsordidus (Forski\.l, 1775) XAbudefdufvaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) X

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Amblyglyphidodon batunae Allen, 1995 XAmblyglyphidodon curacao (Bloch, 1787) XAmphiprion clarkii (Bennett, 1830) X XAmphiprion perideraion Bleeker, 1855 XAmphiprion rubrocinctus Richardson, 1842 XCheiloprion labiatus (Day, 1877) XChromis atripectoralis Welander and Schultz, 1951 XChromis cinerascens (Cuvier, 1830) XChromis fumea (Tanaka, 1917) XChromis margaritifer Fowler, 1946 XChromis viridis (Cuvier, 1830) XChromis weberi Fowler and Bean, 1928 XDascyllus reticulatus (Richardson, 1846) XDascyllus trimaculatus (Riippell, 1828) XDischistodus darwiniensis (Whitley, 1928) XDischistodus prosopotaenia (Bleeker, 1852) XNeoglyphidodon melas (Cuvier, 1830) XNeoglyphidodon nigroris (Cuvier, 1830) XNeopomacentrus azysron (Bleeker, 1877) XNeopomacentnls cyanomos (Bleeker, 1856) XNeopomacentrus filamentosus (Macleay, 1883) XPlectroglyphidodon dickii (Lienard, 1839) XPlectroglyphidodon leucozonus (Bleeker, 1859) XPomacentrus coelestis Jordan and Starks, 1901 XPomacentrus milleri Taylor, 1964 XPomacentnls moluccensis Bleeker, 1853 XPomacentnls nagasakiensis Tanaka, 1917 XPomacentrus nigromanus Weber, 1913 XStegastes fasciolatus (Ogilby, 1889) XStegastes lividus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XStegastes nigricans (Lacepede, 1801) XStegastes obreptus (Whitley, 1948) X

Family MugilidaeLiza alata (Steindachner, 1892) XLiza subviridis (Valenciennes, 1836) X XLiza vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) X X XMugil cephalus Linnaeus, 1758 X XRhinomugil nasutus (De Vis, 1883) XValamugil buchanani (Bleeker, 1853) X X XValamugil seheli (Forskal, 1775) X

Family SphyraenidaeSphyraena barracuda (Walbaum, 1792) X X XSphyraena flavicauda Riippell, 1835 X XSphyraena forsteri Cuvier, 1829 X XSphyraena jello Cuvier, 1829 X XSphyraena obtusata Cuvier, 1829 XSphyraena qenie Klunzinger, 1870 X X

Family PolynemidaeEleutheronema tetradactylum (Shaw, 1804) XPolydactylus multiradiatus (Giinther, 1860)

XPolydactylus plebius (Broussonet, 1782)

XPolydactylus sheridani (Macleay, 1884) X

Family CirrhitidaeParacirrhites forsteri (Schneider, 1801) X

Family LabridaeAnampses caeruleopunctatus Riippell, 1829 XAnampses geographicus Valenciennes, 1840 X

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Anampses lennardi Scott, 1959 X X

Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes, 1840 XBodianus axillaris (Bennett, 1831) XBodianus bilunulatus (Lacepede, 1801) XBodianus diana (Lacepede, 1801) XCheilinus ehlonmts (Bloch, 1791) XCheilinus trilobatus Lacepe,de, 1801 XCheilio inermis (ForskaI, 1775) XChoerodon eauteroma Gomon and AlIen, 1987 X X

Choerodon cyanodus (Richardson, 1843) X X

Choerodon sehoenleinii (Valenciennes, 1839) X X

Choerodon vitta Ogilby, 1910 XCoris aygula Lacepede, 1801 XCoris eaudimaeula (Quoy and Gaimard, 1834) X XCoris gaimard (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) XCoris pietoides RandalI and Kuiter, 1982 XGomphosus varius Lacepede, 1801 XHaliehoeres marginatus Riippell, 1835 XHaliehoeres melanoehir Fowler and Bean, 1928 XHaliehoeres nebulosus (Valenciennes, 1839) XHaliehoeres nigreseens Bleeker, 1862 XHaliehoeres seapularis (Bennett, 1831) XHaliehoeres trimaeulatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1834) XHemigymnus fasciatus (Bloch, 1792) XHemigymnus melapterus (Bloch, 1791) XHologymnosus annulatus (Lacepede, 1801) XHologymnosus doliatus (Lacepede, 1801) XLabroides bieolor Fowler and Bean, 1928 XLabroides dimidiatus (Valenciennes, 1839) XLeptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1853) XLeptojulis sp. XMaeropharyngodon ornatus Randall, 1978 XNovaeuliehthys taeniounls (Lacepede, 1801) XPseudoeheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857) XPseudojuloides elongatus Ayling and Russell, 1977 XPteragogus enneaeanthus (Bleeker, 1853) XStethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851) XStethojulis interrupta (Bleeker, 1851) XStethojulis strigiventer (Bennett, 1832) XThalassoma amblyeephalum (Bleeker, 1856) XThalassoma hardwieke (Bennett, 1828) XThalassoma lunare (Linnaeus, 1758) XThalassoma luteseens (Lay and Bennett, 1839) XThalassoma purpureum (Forskc11, 1775) XXenojulis margaritaeeous (Macleay, 1884) XXyriehtys sp. X

Family ScaridaeChlorurus mierorhinos (Bleeker, 1854) XChlorurus rhakoura Randall and Anderson, 1997 XChlonmts sordidus (Forskc11, 1775) XLeptosearus vaigiensis (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) XSeants chameleon Choat and RandalI, 1986 XSearus ghobban Forskc1l, 1775 XSearus psittaeus Forskal, 1775 XSearus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1840 XSearus ntbroviolaeeus Bleeker, 1847 XSearus sehlegeli (Bleeker, 1861) XSearus sp. X

Family PinguipedidaeParapercis clathrata Ogilby, 1911 X

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Parapercis nebulosa (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) XParapercis cf. xanthozona (Bleeker, 1849) XParapercis sp. X

Family OpistognathidaeOpistognathus darwiniensis Macleay, 1878 XOpistognathus inornatus Ramsay and Ogilby, 1878 X

Family TrichonotidaeTrichonotus setiger (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) X

Family CreediidaeLimnichthys faciatus Waite, 1904 X

Family UranoscopidaeUranoscopus cognatus Cantor, 1850 X

Family BlenniidaeAtrosalarius fuscus holomelas (Gunther, 1872) XBleniella chrysospilos (Bleeker, 1857) XBlenielIa periophthalmus (Valenciennes, 1836) XCirripectes filamentosus (Alleyne and Macleay, 1877) XCirripectes alIeni Williams, 1993 XCirripectes hutchinsi Williams, 1993 XEcsenius bicolor (Day, 1888) XEcsenius lineatus Klausewitz, 1962 XEcsenius yaeyamaensis (Aoyagi, 1954) XEntomacrodus decussatus (Bleeker, 1858) XEntomacrodus striatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1836) XEntomacrodus thalassinus Oordan and Seale, 1906) XIstiblennius edentulus (Forster, 1801) XIstiblennius lineatus (Valenciennes, 1836) XIstiblennius meleagris (Valenciennes, 1836) XLaiphognathus multimaculatus Smith, 1955 XMeiacanthus grammistes (Valenciennes, 1836) XMeiacanthus luteus Smith-Vaniz, 1987 XMimoblennius atrocinctus (Regan, 1909) XOmobranchus germaini (Sauvage, 1883) XOmobranchus punctatus (Valenciennes, 1836) XOmobranchus rotundiceps (Macleay, 1881) XParablennius postoculomaculatus Bath and Hutchins, 1986 XPetroscirtes breviceps (Valenciennes, 1836) XPetroscirtes mitratus Ruppell, 1830 XPlagiotremus rhinorhynchos (Bleeker, 1852) XPlagiotremus tapeinosoma (Bleeker, 1857) XSalarias fasciatus (Bloch, 1786) XSalarias spaldingi Macleay, 1878 X

Family NotograptidaeNotograptus guttatus Giinther, 1867 XNotograptus sp. X

Family TripterygiidaeEnneapterygius larsonae Fricke, 1994 XEnneapterygius gracilis Fricke, 1994 XEnneapterygius minutus (Giinther, 1877) XEnneapterygius tutuilae Jordan and Seale, 1906 XEnneapterygius philippinus (Peters, 1869) XHelcogramma striata Hansen, 1986 X XNorfolkia brachylepis (Schultz, 1960) XNorfolkia thomasi Whitley, 1964 X

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Family CallionymidaeCallionymus enneactis Bleeker, 1879 XDactylopus dactylopus (Valenciennes, 1837) XDiplogrammus xenicus Gordan and Thompson, 1914) XSynchiropus occidentalis Fricke, 1983 X

Family GobiidaeAcentrogobius caninus (Valenciennes, 1837) XAcentrogobius gracilis (Bleeker, 1875) XAcentrogobius janthinopterus (Bleeker, 1852) XAcentrogobius viridipunctatus (Valenciennes, 1837) XAmblyeleotris gymnocephala (Bleeker, 1853) XAmblyeleotris periophthalma (Bleeker, 1853) XAmblyeleotris guttata (Fowler, 1938) XAmblygobius bynoensis (Richardson, 1844) XAmblygobius decussatus (Bleeker, 1855) XAmblygobius phalaena (Valenciennes, 1837) XApocryptodon madurensis Bleeker, 1849 XAsterropteryx semipunctatus Riippell, 1828 XBathygobius cocosensis (Bleeker, 1854) XBathygobius fuscus (Riippell, 1830) XBathygobius laddi (Fowler, 1931) XBryaninops amplus Larson, 1985 XBryaninops lold Larson, 1985 XBryaninops yongei (Davis and Cohen, 1969) XCallogobius sclateri (Steindachner, 1879) XCallogobius maculipinnis (Fowler, 1918) XCallogobius sp. XCoryphopterus duospilus (Hoese and Reader, 1985) X XCoryphoptenls sp. 1 X XCoryphopterus sp. 2 XCryptocentnls caentleomaculatus (Herre, 1933) XCryptocentrus cinctus (Herre, 1936) XCryptocentrus fasciatus (Playfair and Giinther, 1867) XCryptocentrus leptocephalus (Bleeker, 1876) XCryptocentrus strigilliceps Gordan and Seale, 1906) XCryptocentrus sp. XCtenogobiops pomastictus Lubbock and Polunin, 1977 XDrombus triangularis (Weber, 1911) X XDrombus sp. X XEviota distigma Jordan and Seale, 1906 XEviota inutilis Whitley, 1943 XEviota nebulosa Smith, 1958 XEviota prasina (Klunzinger, 1871) XEviota queenslandica Whitley, 1932 XEviota sebreei Jordan and Seale, 1906 XEviota storthynx (Rofen, 1959) XEviota zebrina Lachner and Kamella, 1978 XFavonigobius melanobranchus (Fowler, 1934) XFavonigobius sp. XGlossogobius circumspectus (Macleay, 1883) XGnatholepis scapulostigma Herre, 1953 XGnatholepis sp. XGobiodon axillaris De Vis, 1884 XGobiodon citrinus (Riippell, 1838) XGobiodon histrio (Valenciennes, 1837) XGobiodon quinquestrigatus (Valenciennes, 1837) XGobiodon cf. rivulatus (Riippell, 1830) XGobiopsis angustifrons Lachner and McKinney, 1978 XIstigobius decoratus (Herre, 1927) XIstigobius nigroocellatus (Giinther, 1873) X

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Istigobius ornatus (Riippell, 1830) XIstigobius perspicillatus (Herre, 1945) XMugilogobius sp. XParagobiodon echinocephalus (Riippell, 1830) XParagobiodon lacunicolus (Kendall and Goldsborough, 1911) XPeriophthalmus argentilineatus Valenciennes, 1837 XPleurosicya plicata Larson, 1990 XPriolepis nuchifasciatus (Giinther, 1874) XTrimma okinawae (Aoyagi, 1949) XValenciennea alleni Hoese and Larson, 1994 XValenciennea longipinnis (Lay and Bennett, 1839) XValenciennea muralis (Valenciennes, 1837) XValenciennea puellaris (Tomiyama, 1956) XValenciennea strigata (Broussonet, 1782) XYongeichthys nebulosus (Forsk,U, 1775) X

Family EleotrididaeBostrychus sinensis Lacepede, 1801 XButis butis (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) X

Family MicrodesmidaeParioglossus formosus (Smith, 1931) XPtereleotris evides Gordan and Hubbs, 1925) XPtereleotris hanae Gordan and Snyder, 1901) XPtereleotris monoptera Randall and Hoese, 1985 X X

Family AcanthuridaeAcanthurus dussumieri Valenciennes, 1835 XAcanthurus grammoptilus Richardson, 1843 XAcanthurus lineatus (Linnaeus, 1758) XAcanthurus mata (Cuvier, 1829) XAcanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758) XAcanthurus nigrofuscus (Forskal, 1775) XAcanthurus olivaceus Forster, 1801 XAcanthurus triostegus (Linnaeus, 1758) XCtenochaetus cyanocheilus Randall and Clements, 2001 XCtenochaetus striatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) XNaso annulatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1825) XNasofageni11orrovv,1954 X XNaso lituratus (Forster, 1801) XNaso unicornis (Forskfll, 1775) X

Family ZanclidaeZanclus cornutus (Linnaeus, 1758) X

Family SiganidaeSiganus doliatus Cuvier, 1830 XSiganus fuscescens (Houttuyn, 1782) XSiganus lineatus (Valenciennes, 1835) XSiganus punctatus (Forster, 1801) XSiganus trispilos Woodland and Allen, 1977 X

Family ScombridaeAcanthocybium solandri (Cuvier, 1831) XEuthynnus affinis (Cantor, 1850) XGrammatorcynus bicarinatus (Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) XRastrelliger kanagurta (Cuvier, 1816) XScomberomonLs commerson (Lacepede, 1800) X XScomberomonLs queenslandicus 11unro, 1943 XScomberomorus semifasciatus (11acleay, 1884) X X

Family PsettodidaePsettodes entmei (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) X

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Family ParalichthyidaePseudorhombus arsius (Hamilton, 1822) X XPseudorhombus elevatus Ogilby, 1912 X XPseudorhombus quinquocellatus Weber and de Beaufort, 1929 X

Family SoleidaePardachints pavoninus. (Lacepede, 1802) XSoleichthys heterorhinos (Bleeker, 1856) XZebrias quagga (Kaup, 1858) X

Family CynoglossidaeCynoglossus sp. X

Family BalistidaeAbalistes stellaris (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XBalistapus undulatus (Park, 1797) XBalistoides viridescens (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XRhinecanthus aculeatus (Linnaeus, 1758) XSufflamen chrysoptenls (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XSufflamen fraenatus Latreille, 1804 X

Family MonacanthidaeAlutents scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) X XAnacanthus barbatus Gray, 1831 XCantherhines pardalis (Riippell, 1837) XChaetodermis penicilligera (Cuvier, 1817) XColurodontis paxmani Hutchins, 1977 XEubalichthys caeruleoguttatus Hutchins, 1977 XMonacanthus chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) X XOxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XParamonacanthus choirocephalus (Bleeker, 1852) XPervagor janthinosoma (Bleeker, 1854) XPseudomonacanthus elongatus Fraser-Brunner, 1940 XPseudomonacanthus peroni (Hollard, 1854) X

Family OstraciidaeLactoria comuta (Linnaeus, 1758) XOstracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758 XOstracion nasus Bloch, 1785 XTetrosomus reipublicae (Ogilby, 1913)

Family TetrodontidaeArothron hispidus (Linnaeus, 1758) XArothron immaculatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XArothron reticularis (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XArothron stellatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) XCanthigaster coronata (Vaillant and Sauvage, 1875) XChelonodon patoca (Hamilton-Buchanan, 1822) XLagocephalus sceleratus (Gmelin, 1789) XMarilyna darwinii (Castelnau, 1873) XTorquigener pallimaculatus Hardy, 1983 X

Family DiodontidaeDiodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758 XDiodon hystrix Linnaeus, 1758 XDiodon liturosus Shaw, 1804 XTragulichthys jaculifenls (Cuvier, 1818) X

A colorful anemone found living on sandsubstratum in the Dampier Archipelago.

Photograph: Clay Bryce, WA Museum.

Curator of Molluscs at the WA Museum, ShirleySlack-Smith, amidst gorgonian fans andsponges in the sponge garden habitat.Photograph: Clay Bryce, WA Museum.

Expedition members collectingintertidal marine invertebrates atthe Dampier Archipelago.Photograph: Susan Morrison, WAMuseum.

A gorgonian fan amongst coral andsponges. Photograph: Susan

Morrison, WA Museum.

A soft coral of the family Nephtheidae.Photograph: Clay Bryce, WA Museum.

Sea whip occur in the sponge garden habitat. Photograph:Jane Fromont, WA Museum.

Trikentrion flabelliformecovered in a white zoanthid.Photograph: Jane Fromont, WA Museum.

Hydroids and sponges on a worm tube.Photograph: Clay Bryce, WA Museum.

A large sea fan in the sponge garden habitat.Photograph: Clay Bryce, W Museum.