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Coastal fish fauna of Manuel Antonio National Park, Costa Rica
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Muraenidae
Echidna noturna (Cope, 1872)
(Foto: Ryosuke Sahara)
Muraena lentiginosa (Jenyns, 1842)
(Foto: Ryosuke Sahara)
Holocentridae
Neoniphon suborbitalis (Gill, 1863)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Carangidae
Caranx caballus (Günther, 1868)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Haemulidae
Caranx sexfasciatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Anisostremus caesius (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Anisostremus taeniatus Gill, 1861
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Anisostremus interruptus Gill, 1862
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Haemulon sexfasciatum Gill, 1862
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Haemulon steindachneri (Jordan & Gilbert, 1882)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Kyphosus vaigiensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1825)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Blenniidae
Kyphosus elegans Peters, 1869
Ophioblennius steindachneri Jordan & Evermann, 1898
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Pomacanthidae
Holacanthus passer (Valenciennes, 1864)
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Pomacanthus zonipectus (Valenciennes, 1864)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Young
Pomacanthus zonipectus (Valenciennes, 1864)
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Adult
Gerreidae
Gerres simillimus Reagan, 1907
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Cirrhitidae
Cirrhitus rivulatus Valenciennes, 1846
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Pomacentridae
Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill, 1862)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Abudefduf stroschelii (Gill, 1862)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Microspathodon bairdii (Gill, 1862)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Microspathodon dorsalis (Gill, 1862)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Mating season
Stegastes acapulcoensis (Fowler, 1944)
(Foto:Rypsuke Sahara)
Chaetodontidae
Johnrandallia nigrirostris (Gill 1862)
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Acanthuridae
Chaetodon humeralis Günther, 1860
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Prionurus laticlavius (Valenciennes, 1846)
(Foto: Hideo Kawamoto)
Acanthurus xanthopterus Valenciennes, 1835
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Acanthurus nigricans (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Foto:Adrian Martinez)
Serranidae
Epinephelus labriformis (Jenyns, 1840)
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Lutjanidae
Epinephelus panamensis (Steindachner, 1877)
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Lutjanus guttatus (Steindachner, 1869)
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters, 1869)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Young
Lutjanus argentiventris (Peters, 1869)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Adult
Lutjanus novemfasciatus Gill, 1862
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Scaridae
Scarus perrico Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
Labridae
Halichoeres dispilus (Günther, 1864)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Bodianus diplotaenia (Gill, 1862)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Male
Bodianus diplotaenia (Gill, 1862)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Female
Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill, 1862)
(Foto: Ryosuke Sahara)
Male
Mugilidae
Thalassoma lucasanum (Gill, 1862)
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Female
Diodon holocanthus Linnaeus, 1758
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Tetraodontidae
Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Arothron hispidus Linnaeus, 1758
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Arothron meleagris (Anonymous, 1798)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
Canthigaster punctatissima (Günther, 1870)
(Foto:Hideo Kawamoto)
Sphoeroides annulatus (Jenyns, 1842)
(Foto:Ryosuke Sahara)
The Manuel Antonio National Park, which located on the Pacific coast of Costa Rica, province of Puntarenas, is one of the principal parks for eco-tourism in the country, where many tourists visit, and fishery activities takes place in adjacent areas of the marine protected area. Although faunistic monitoring in the park are necessary for assessing impacts on the marine biodiversity caused by such human activities, ichthyofaunal surveys are scarce, with the unique conducted more than 30 years ago. Even distribution of common species and conservation status of each species, therefore, remains unclear in this park. In order to construct detailed ichthyofaunal composition based on vouchers and compare to the past study, We are currently conducting a survey of coastal fish fauna, by taking underwater photographs and collecting specimens of fishes.
If you have picture of fishes in Manuel Antonio National Park, please send me it with information of each picture (Date, time, the depth of water, latitude, longitude and habitat e.g. rock, sand and tide pool…).
WE NEED YOUR PHOTOS!!
Ryosuke Sahara
Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JICA) in Costa Rica
Ecological Researcher
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