Reef fish community of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
Keywords:
Species diversity, Coral reef fish, Species listAbstract
Reef fish communities were investigated
at 16 stations, covering about 1.2 km2
, in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province in 2020 and 2021. This study
aimed to examine the species and distribution of coral
reef fishes of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province and to
create a database of reef fish in this area. A total of
87 species of reef fishes belonging to 25 families
were recorded. Pomacentridae were the most
dominant family (21 species), of which
Neopomacentrus cyanomos was the most abundant
species followed by N. filamentosus. Labridae (11
species) were the common group of reef fishes found
in this area. Considering the diversity, the community
of coral reef fishes of Prachuap Khiri Khan Province
had a moderate diversity (Simpson's diversity index
= 0.68) which was dominated by only two species,
Pomacentrus cuneatus and Halichoeres nigrescens.
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