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The butterflyfishes: success on the coral reef pp 47–60Cite as

Correlations between chaetodontid fishes and coral communities of the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea)

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Part of the book series: Developments in environmental biology of fishes ((DEBF,volume 9))

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The relationships existing between the chaetodontid fishes and the surrounding coral communities were investigated in the Gulf of Aqaba. Quantitative data were analysed by a correspondence and a cluster analysis. The results demonstrated a similarity in the spatial distribution of both communities. Significant correlations were found between the density of chaetodontid fishes and the diversity of the coral community as well as the substratum coverage by the coral colonies. The density of exclusive coral browsers was also correlated to the abundance of branching colonies. Among the different genera of branching corals, correlations were significant only for the genus Acropora. These results suggested the existence of strong links between coral and chaetodontid fish assemblages.

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  1. Laboratoire de Biologie Animale, Université des Antilles et de la Guyane, B.P. 592, Pointe-à-Pitre, 97167, Guadeloupe (France)

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Bouchon-Navaro, Y., Bouchon, C. (1989). Correlations between chaetodontid fishes and coral communities of the Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea). In: Motta, P.J. (eds) The butterflyfishes: success on the coral reef. Developments in environmental biology of fishes, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2325-6_3

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