ARPHA Preprints, doi: 10.3897/arphapreprints.e133586

Shallow-reef fish assemblage from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, SW Atlantic

Martina Ilarri^‡, Leandro Valentim^§, Humberto M. Gitirana^|, Ricardo S. Rosa^¶, Allan T. Souza^#

‡ Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR/CIMAR), University of Porto, Novo Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Av. General Norton de Matos, s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal§ Diretoria de Licenciamento Ambiental, Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis - Ibama, Brasília, Brazil| Universidade Estácio de Sá, Campus Nova Friburgo-RJ, Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil¶ Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Biologicas, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, Brazil# Institute for Atmospheric and Earth System Research INAR, Forest Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, P.O. Box 27, 00014 University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland, Helsinki, Finland

Corresponding author: Martina Ilarri ( martinailarri@gmail.com )

Corresponding author: Allan Souza ( allan.souza@helsinki.fi )

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Citation: Ilarri M, Valentim L, Gitirana HM, Rosa RS, Souza AT (2024) Shallow-reef fish assemblage from Fernando de Noronha Archipelago, SW Atlantic. ARPHA Preprints. https://doi.org/10.3897/arphapreprints.e133586

Abstract

The paper presents an extensive dataset of the shallow-reef fish communities and habitat characteristics in the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago (SW Atlantic). The data was collected from August to October of 2006 in the Fernando de Noronha main island, which belongs to the Brazilian Oceanic Islands - PELD/ILOC (https://deims.org/030bec0b-f6ac-4840-b226-af813258b14b). To evaluate the shallow-reef fish communities, 165 visual censuses were performed in eight different localities in the Fernando de Noronha Island.

The dataset reports a comprehensive compilation of the shallow reef fish abundance, of eight localities of the Fernando de Noronha Archipelago. The dataset reveals spatial heterogeneity among the selected localities in terms of fish abundance, composition and size.

Keywords

abundance, Thalassoma noronhanum, Stegastes rocasensis, endemic, oceanic island, Brazil