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Pacific Island Network Benthic Marine and Marine Fish Monitoring Dataset

Published by National Park Service | Department of the Interior | Metadata Last Checked: June 26, 2025 | Last Modified: 2021-03-26
This dataset contains data collected during Benthic Marine Community monitoring and Marine Fish monitoring at Kalaupapa National Historical Park, Kaloko-Honokohau National Historical Park, War in the Pacific National Historical Park, and National Park of American Samoa.The benthic marine community in the Pacific Island Network (PACN) is a complex ecologic system and a diverse taxonomic environment, including algae and corals and other invertebrates. Reef-building corals are the primary architectural organism and are sensitive to environmental degradation; therefore, they are a good indicator of overall health for nearshore park's marine ecosystems. Primary stressors to coral reefs include disease, bleaching, sedimentation, eutrophication, storms, and global climate change. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has proposed using coral reefs as a worldwide indicator ecosystem for global climate change (Spalding et al. 2004). For these reasons, the PACN has chosen to implement long term monitoring of benthic marine communities. Benthic marine communities is most closely linked with marine fish, and monitoring efforts will be conducted at the same time and location to maximize data value.

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Neopomacentrus violascens Neoralfsia expansa Novaculichthys taeniourus Nudibranchia Oceans Odonus niger Ophiocoma erinaceus Oplegnathus punctatus Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus Ostorhinchus novemfasciatus Ostorhinchus selas Ostracion meleagris Oulophyllia crispa Oxycheilinus bimaculatus Oxycheilinus digramma Oxycheilinus unifasciatus Oxymonacanthus longirostris Pachyseris rugosa Pachyseris speciosa Padina Padina melemele Palenose parrotfish Palythoa Palythoa caesia Paracheilinus carpenteri Paracirrhites arcatus Paracirrhites forsteri Paracirrhites hemistictus Parapercis clathrata Parapercis millepunctata Parapercis schauinslandii Parascorpaena mossambica Parupeneus barberinus Parupeneus crassilabris Parupeneus cyclostomus Parupeneus insularis Parupeneus multifasciatus Parupeneus pleurostigma Parupeneus porphyreus Pavona chiriquiensis Pavona clavus Pavona decussata Pavona duerdeni Pavona explanulata Pavona frondifera Pavona maldivensis Pavona varians Pavona venosa Pempheris oualensis Pennaria disticha Percnon planissimum Pervagor aspricaudus Pervagor janthinosoma Pervagor spilosoma Peyssonnelia Phaeophyceae Philippine kabubu Phyllidia varicosa Pictichromis porphyrea Plagiotremus ewaensis Plagiotremus goslinei Plagiotremus laudandus Plagiotremus tapeinosoma Platybelone argalus Platygyra daedalea Platygyra pini Platygyra sinensis Plectorhinchus vittatus Plectroglyphidodon dickii Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus Plectroglyphidodon sindonis Plectropomus laevis Plesiastrea Plesiastrea versipora Pleuractis granulosa Plocamium Pocillopora damicornis Pocillopora eydouxi Pocillopora ligulata Pocillopora meandrina Pocillopora molokensis Pocillopora verrucosa Pomacanthus imperator Pomacentrus brachialis Pomacentrus coelestis Pomacentrus pavo Pomacentrus philippinus Pomacentrus vaiuli Pomachromis exilis Pomachromis guamensis Porifera Porites annae Porites arnaudi Porites australiensis Porites bernardi Porites brighami Porites compressa Porites cylindrica Porites deformis Porites horizontalata Porites lichen Porites lobata Porites lutea Porites monticulosa Porites randalli Porites rus Porites solida Porites vaughani Portieria hornemannii Potter's angelfish Priacanthus hamrur Priacanthus meeki Pristiapogon kallopterus Psammocora contigua Psammocora haimeana Psammocora nierstraszi Psammocora profundacella Psammocora stellata Psammocora superficialis Psammocora verrilli Pseudanthias pascalus Pseudocheilinus evanidus Pseudocheilinus hexataenia Pseudocheilinus octotaenia Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia Pseudodax moluccanus Pseudojuloides cerasinus Pteragogus cryptus Ptereleotris evides Ptereleotris heteroptera Ptereleotris monoptera Ptereleotris zebra Pterocaesio marri Pterocaesio tile Pterois antennata Pterois radiata Pterois sphex Pygoplites diacanthus Reteporellina denticulata Rhinecanthus rectangulus Rhodophyta Samoan goatfish Sandalolitha dentata Sarcophyton Sarcothelia edmondsoni Sargassum Sargocentron caudimaculatum Sargocentron diadema Sargocentron punctatissimum Sargocentron spiniferum Sargocentron tiere Sargocentron xantherythrum Saurida flamma Scarus altipinnis Scarus dubius Scarus festivus Scarus forsteni Scarus frenatus Scarus globiceps Scarus niger Scarus oviceps Scarus psittacus Scarus rubroviolaceus Scarus schlegeli Scarus spinus Scarus tricolor Schizothrix Schizymenia Scolopsis lineata Scorpaenopsis cacopsis Scorpaenopsis diabolus Scorpaenopsis oxycephala Scorpaenopsis venosa Seriola dumerili Siganus argenteus Siganus spinus Sinularia Sinularia densa Spheciospongia vagabunda Sphyraena barracuda Spirobranchus Spirobranchus giganteus Stegastes fasciolatus Stegastes nigricans Stethojulis balteata Stethojulis bandanensis Stethojulis strigiventer Stethojulis trilineata Stichopus chloronotus Stylocoeniella armata Stylocoeniella guentheri Stypopodium Substrate Sufflamen bursa Sufflamen chrysopterum Sufflamen fraenatum Symploca Symploca hydnoides Synodus binotatus Synodus dermatogenys Synodus variegatus Taenianotus triacanthus Taeniura meyeni Ternate chromis Terpios Thalassoma amblycephalum Thalassoma ballieui Thalassoma duperrey Thalassoma hardwicke Thalassoma lutescens Thalassoma purpureum Thalassoma quinquevittatum Thalassoma trilobatum Tolypiocladia Tolypiocladia glomerulata Trapezia intermedia Triaenodon obesus Trichosolen Tricleocarpa Tridacna Triphyllozoon Tripneustes gratilla Tunicata Turbinaria Turbinaria frondens Turbinaria stellulata Tutuila Tydemania Udotea Valenciennea strigata Valonia Vanikolo goatfish Variola louti WAPA War in the Pacific National Historical Park Wetmorella albofasciata Xanthichthys auromarginatus Zanclus cornutus Zebrasoma flavescens Zebrasoma scopas Zebrasoma veliferum Zoanthidae Zoanthus anemones archer butterflyfish ascidians azure sea star balloonfish banded damselfish banded lizardfish bandit angelfish barred filefish beaked leatherjacket bicolor chromis bicolor parrotfish bigeye barenose bigeye trevally bignose unicorn bigscale soldierfish bigspotted triggerfish birdfish bivalves black and gold angelfish black and white snapper black beauty black clown black durgon black triggerfish black ulua blackbar devil blackclothed butterflyfish blackeyed thicklip blacksaddled coralgrouper blacksaddled coraltrout blacksided hawkfish blackspot emperor blackspot goatfish blackspot sergeant blackspot sergeant major blackspot wrasse blacktail snapper blacktip sweeper blacktipped grouper blacktipped soldierfish blue blanquillo blue damselfish blue goatfish blue whiting blue-and-gold fusilier blue-gray snapper blue-green algae bluebanded sea perch bluefin filefish bluefin trevally bluefish bluefreckled wrasse bluespot rockcod bluestriped butterflyfish bluestriped snapper bluetipped rockcod blunt-headed wrasse bluntnosed spinefish bonnetray brighteye damselfish bristletoothed surgeonfish broadbarred firefish broadstriped cardinalfish broom filefish brown leatherjacket brown puffer brown unicornfish calico blenny chevron tang chocolate clownfish cigar wrasse clams cleaner fish clearfin turkeyfish clouded damselfish clown wrasse collared blenny common bluestripe snapper common goatfish common guard crab convict surgeonfish convict tang convictfish coral hind coronation trout crisscross butterflyfish crochet butterflyfish crown-of-thorns crowned soldierfish cushion star dark-banded fusilier darkfin hind domino damselfish dot and dash butterflyfish dragon moray eel dusky damselfish dusky parrotfish duskyfin bulleye duskytailed rainbowfish eclipse pigfish emperor angelfish false skunkstriped anemonefish false-eye toby fantail filefish fantail pipefish feather hydroid featherfin bullfish finescale triggerfish fivebanded wrasse fivestriped percelle flame-colored snapper flat rock crab floral wrasse footballer cod forcepsfish fourspot butterflyfish gastropods goatfish gobies gold-lined large-eyed bream gold-lined sea bream golden chromis goldenstripe goatfish goldrim surgeonfish goldsaddle goatfish gray humbug gray wrasse greasy grouper great barracuda great trevally greater amberjack green algae green jobfish green moon wrasse guineafowl moray guineafowl puffer guineafowl wrasse hairy porcupinefish half-and-half chromis halftoothed parrotfish hardbottom heart urchins honeycomb grouper honeycomb rockcod horned bullfish horned coachman humhumu hiukoli humpback red snapper humpnose big-eye bream indigo hover goby jewel damsel keeltail needlefish kumu kupipi lacefin filefish left-handed hermit crabs lefthanded hermit crabs leopard hind leopard roadskipper leopard rockskipper lined butterflyfish lined rainbowfish lined surgeonfish lionfish lolly fish (holothurian) lonchin soldierfish longface emperor longjawed wrasse longnose butterflyfish longnose emperor lowly trevally lunartailed rockcod mackerel scad manybar goatfish masked grouper midnight snapper moano moano kea moontail seabass narrowbar damsel neon damselfish nohu 'omakaha nudibranchs ocellate damselfish onespot coralfish onespot snapper oopukai orange-striped emperor orangefin anemonefish orangemouth saury orangespot tang orangetail ornated butterflyfish paddletail pahu painted flute mouth paletail chromis pao'o kauila peacock damselfish peacock hind peacock razorfish peacock wrasse pebbled butterflyfish piano blenny pink anemonefish pink skunk clown pintailed triggerfish plainfaced maori wrasse poison puffer porcupinefish princess damsel pu'u ola'i puhi 'oni'o päpä radial firefish ragged-tail wrasse rainbow wrasse rectangular triggerfish red algae red bass red devil red lizardfish red snapper red squirrelfish red-ears red-gilled emperor red-spotted rock cod redlined triggerfish redmouth grouper redspot surgeonfish redspot tang redspotted hawkfish redstriped butterflyfish redtail surgeonfish redthroated rainbowfish redtoothed filefish reef cornetfish reticulate dascyllus rightangled butterflyfish ringtail surgeonfish ringtail wrasse rockmover rockmover wrasse roundtoothed large-eyed bream royal angelfish rudderfish rusty chromis sabretooth blenny sabretoothed blenny saddle wrasse saddled rainbowfish saddled rainmbowfish sailfin tang salmon clownfish sam soldier sand dollars scad scrawled filefish sea anemones sea stars sea urchins sessile tunicates short-horned unicornfish shortnosed unicornfish sidespot goatfish sixbarred wrasse sixline wrasse slugs snails speckled butterflyfish sponges spot dascyllus spot pom spotcheek emperor spotfin lionfish spottail rainbowfish spottailed soldierfish spotted beakfish spotted boxfish spotted eagle ray spotted moray spotted parrotfish spotted toby staghorn damselfish stareye parrotfish stareyed parrotfish starfish starfishes starry moray stop-start damsel stripebelly puffer striped bristletooth striped drummer striped large-eye bream striped squirrelfish striped-face unicornfish striptailed damselfish surge grouper tapiro tawny nurse shark thinspine grouper threadbanded bullfish threadfin butterflyfish threespot angelfish threespot damsel threespot dascyllus threespot humbug thumbprint emperor tropical flounder true gobies tunicates turncoat hogfish twinspot snapper twospot lizardfish twospot red snapper twostriped damselfish uhu unicornfish urchins variegated lizardfish vermilion seabass violetlined parrotfish weke weke-'ula white moray white-margined grouper whitebanded anemonefish whitecheek surgeonfish whitefin lionfish whitelined hawkfish whitelined parrotfish whitesaddle goatfish whitespeckled demoiselle whitespot humbug whitespotted butterflyfish whitespotted devil whitespotted squirrelfish whitespotted toby whitetail surgeonfish whitethroated surgeonfish whitetip reef shark yellow and blue seaperch yellow chromis yellow margined sea perch yellow tang yellow-and-blueback fusilier yellow-edged lyretail yellowbar parrotfish yellowedged moray yellowfin goatfish yellowfin surgeonfish yellowspot surgeonfish yellowstripe goatfish yellowtail yellowtail clownfish zigzaz rainbowfish ‘a‘awa

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