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Kelimpahan Jenis Ikan Karang Dan Kondisi Terumbu Karang Di Kawasan Perairan Pulau Tikus Kota Bengkulu
Coral reefs are one of the ecosystems that have ecological functions for marine life, including for providing habitat for reef fish. Coral fish are marine biota that are living-in associated with coral reefs. This study aims to determine the abundance of reef fish, the condition of coral reefs and the relationship between abundance of reef fish and coral reefs. This research was conducted in June 2019 in the waters of Tikus Island, Bengkulu City. The method used was a survey method. Data collection on reef fish was carried out using the Underwater Visual Census (UVC) method and coral reefs condition data colletion was done using the Line Intercept Transect (LIT) method. The abundance of reef fish found at the study site was grouped as the abundant category. At station I, the abundance of reef fish was 2.18 ind/m2, at station II was 4.18 ind/m2, and for station III was 1.27 ind/m2. The reffs condition at the study site was included in the medium category. At station I, the percentage of live coral cover was 39.30% or in the medium category. At station II, the percentage of live coral cover was 50.94% or in the good category. And at station III, the percentage of live coral cover was 46.32% or in the medium category. Coral fish and coral reefs had a fairly close relationship. Reef fish use coral reefs as a place to find food, shelter and spawn or breed.
Keyword: Reef fish, Coral reefs, Tikus Island, Reef Health
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