Hydrobiologia

, Volume 79, Issue 1, pp 21–31 | Cite as

Vertical zonation of coral reef fishes in the Sudanese Red Sea

  • Alasdair Edwards
  • Jon Rosewell
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Abstract

The vertical zonation of 38 species of fish inhabiting coral reefs in the Sudanese Red Sea is described. A marked degree of vertical zonation of the fishes is shown to exist. The usefulness of a depth oriented survey method for studying reef fish is discussed in relation to these results.

General relationships between vertical zonation and species diversity are noted.

Keywords

vertical zonation Red Sea coral reefs fish 

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© Dr W. Junk Publishers 1981

Authors and Affiliations

  • Alasdair Edwards
    • 1
  • Jon Rosewell
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of ZoologyCambridgeU.K.

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