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Table 5 Mean (±SE) number of individuals (×100 m−2), biomass (kg 100 m−2) and total length (cm) of herbivorous fishes observed in the different studied sites

From: Evaluation of algal regulation by herbivorous fishes on Caribbean coral reefs

 

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Number

60.3 ± 12.5

56.2 ± 4.5

113.2 ± 15.3

115.0 ± 7.3

167.1 ± 6.1

87.7 ± 11.5

21.8 ± 2.4

97.7 ± 29.2

67.5 ± 16.0

64.4 ± 32.6

144.3 ± 11.4

Biomass

2.1 ± 1.5

2.8 ± 0.5

1.4 ± 0.7

5.3 ± 0.5

8.4 ± 1.3

8.4 ± 1.6

3.8 ± 0.9

4.5 ± 1.3

3.2 ± 0.8

4.8 ± 2.6

2.9 ± 0.4

Length

           

 Acanthurus bahianus

10.7 ± 0.6

10.5 ± 0.6

8.8 ± 0.5

11.0 ± 0.2

12.5 ± 0.2

11.8 ± 0.3

13.2 ± 0.5

12.1 ± 0.3

13.1 ± 1.1

10.0 ± 0.3

9.8 ± 0.2

 Acanthurus chirurgus

16.0 ± 0.8

10.0 ± 1.4

15.1 ± 0.2

14.1 ± 0.3

12.5 ± 0

12.5 ± 0

17.5 ± 0

21.3 ± 0.6

9.4 ± 0.7

 Acanthurus coeruleus

10.7 ± 0.7

13.4 ± 0.3

9.2 ± 0.7

13.9 ± 0.5

13.4 ± 0.3

13.9 ± 0.3

14.4 ± 0.8

12.5 ± 0.6

10.7 ± 2.1

18.8 ± 0.8

7.8 ± 0.3

 Scarus iserti

9.0 ± 0.4

10.9 ± 0.5

6.3 ± 0.2

7.9 ± 0.3

11.6 ± 0.3

17.3 ± 0.8

75 ± 0.2

9.4 ± 0.3

8.5 ± 0.4

5.5 ± 0.8

 Scarus taeniopterus

9.0 ± 0.6

12.9 ± 1.1

6.3 ± 0.2

12.7 ± 0.2

16.2 ± 0.4

14.6 ± 1.2

8.8 ± 0.7

11.8 ± 1.1

13.8 ± 5.0

 Scarus vetula

18.1 ± 2.6

17.5 ± 0

24.8 ± 1.1

33.0 ± 3.7

25 ± 0

25 ± 0

 Sparisoma aurofrenatum

7.5 ± 0

13.2 ± 1.3

15.0 ± 1.1

15.7 ± 1.0

16.3 ± 0.4

16.3 ± 1.0

14.8 ± 0.6

15.0 ± 0.9

14.5 ± 1.0

10.9 ± 0.4

 Sparisoma chrysopterum

10.9 ± 2.5

12.3 ± 1.4

10.0 ± 1.1

17.3 ± 2.1

14.8 ± 2.3

18.9 ± 2.6

17.5 ± 0

18.3 ± 3.6

 Sparisoma rubripinne

12.5 ± 1.6

13.8 ± 1.8

16.0 ± 2.9

17.9 ± 1.2

22.0 ± 1.8

24.1 ± 2.8

33.0 ± 2.2

31.7 ± 3.3

11.0 ± 0.4

 Sparisoma viride

7.4 ± 0.8

10.6 ± 1.1

7.9 ± 1.0

12.8 ± 1.8

13.5 ± 1.5

24.0 ± 1.4

26.4 ± 2.0

16.3 ± 1.5

14.3 ± 1.3

15.6 ± 1.9

7.8 ± 0.4