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Fish Assemblages by SCUBA Observations in the Water off Tongyeong, Korea  

Gwak, Woo-Seok (Marine Bio-Education and Research Center, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Seung-Hwan (Marine Bio-Education and Research Center, Gyeongsang National University)
Lee, Yong-Deuk (Marine Bio-Education and Research Center, Gyeongsang National University)
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Korean Journal of Ichthyology / v.28, no.2, 2016 , pp. 100-109 More about this Journal
Abstract
Species composition and distribution characteristics of fish were determined by monthly underwater visual census from September. 2013 to August, 2014 at Yeongunri off Tongyeong, Korea. The study area was divided into five habitat types by depth and substrate: (1) sand bottom as depth of 0~2 m, (2) seagrass bed of 2~5 m, (3) rocky outcrop of 0~2 m, (4) rocky bottom of 2~5 m, (5) sandy mud bottom of 5~8 m. A total of 1,673 individuals belonging to 43 species in 26 families were recorded during the study period. The number of species tended to decrease after October, 2013 and increase from March, 2014 showing the highest number in October (autumn), and lowest in January (winter). In terms of the number of species, Gobiidae was the most dominant family (7 species), followed by Scorpaenidae (4 species). Embiotocidae was the most abundant (26.1% in total number of individuals), followed by Scorpaenidae (19.9%) and Gobiidae (19.3%). The dominant species were Sebastes inermis (19.2%), Ditrema temminckii (13.1%), and Neoditrema ransonnetii (12.9%). The number of species and abundance were relatively high at the depth between 2 and 5 m on seagrass bed and rocky bottom, whereas they were lower at the depth between 0 and 2 m on the sand bottom, suggesting that seagrass beds and rocky bottoms provided the diverse habitats for various fish species in this sea.
Keywords
Fish assemblage; distribution characteristics; underwater visual census; habitat;
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