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Reef fish life history

Posted on 08 February 2010

This data set contains life history data from 46 species of coral reef fish from four families (see list below).  The data and samples on which these analyses are based were collected as part of the Effects of Line Fishing Project and the East Torres Strait Coral Reef Fishery Project.  Species included in this data set include:

Labridae: Cheilinus undulatus, Choerodon cyanodus, C. fasciatus, C. schoenleinii, C. venustus

Lethrinidae: Lethrinus atkinsoni, L. lentjan, L. nebulosus, L. olivaceus

Lutjanidae: Aprion virescens, Lutjanus adetii, L. carponotatus, L. fulviflamma, L. gibbus, L. vitta, Symphorus nematophorus

Serranidae: Aethaloperca rogaa, Anyperodon leucogrammicus, Cephalopholis argus, C. boenak, C. cyanostigma, C. microprion, C. miniata, C. sexmaculatus, C. sonnerati, C. urodeta, Epinephelus corillicola, E. cyanopodus, E. fasciatus, E. fuscoguttatus, E. heagonatus, E. howlandi, E. maculatus, E. merra, E. microspilus, E. ongus, E. polyphekadion, E. quoyanus, E. tauvina, Variola albimarginata, V. louti

  • Colin Simpfendorfer
Custodian(s)
  • Fishing and Fisheries Research Centre
  • James Cook University
Owner Institution(s)

Length and age frequency, length-weight relationships, von Bertalanffy growth functions, length and age at maturity, length and age at sex change, total mortality (from catch curves), spawning season, reproductive cyles.  Not all data are available for all species.

Data Units
Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait
Region & Spatial Extent
1995 - 2010
Data Collection
Complete
Maintenance & Update Frequency
Access to data set negotiated with custodian
Resource Constraints
Reports
Topics