Taijiang national park beamtrawling 2021-2022

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Latest version published by Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung Taiwan on Dec 26, 2025 Department of Oceanography, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung Taiwan
Publication date:
26 December 2025
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Description

This dataset was collected from 31 surveys conducted between September 2021 and December 2022 in Chiku Lagoon, Taiwan, using locally adapted fishing methods (fyt nets). The surveys recorded 13,301 fish individuals, representing 55 families, 102 genera, and 145 species (155 taxa). The top five dominant species were Eubleekeria splendens (15.0%), Leiognathus equulus (11.1%), Planiliza macrolepis (8.5%), Nematalosa come (7.0%), and Pomadasys argenteus (6.9%). This dataset provides a comprehensive overview of fish species composition in Chiku Lagoon, offering critical baseline data for understanding fish biodiversity and supporting ecological studies in tropical and subtropical lagoons. Its detailed documentation of species diversity underscores the lagoon's ecological significance and its role as a vital habitat for various fish species.

Data Records

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GBIF Registration

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Contacts

Meng-Hsien Chen
  • Point Of Contact
  • Professor
National Sun Yat-sen University
Kaohsiung
TW
Meng-Hsien Chen
  • Point Of Contact
  • Professor
National Sun Yat-sen University
Kaohsiung
TW
Ya-Fan Ho
  • User

Geographic Coverage

Samples were collected from the middle of the Chiku Lagoon in Tainan City, Taiwan. Four sampling points were used, running from north to south, with the following coordinates: N23 08.116 E120 04.258, N23 08.113 E120 04.294, N23 08.079 E120 04.331, and N23 08.043 E120 04.342. Each point was roughly 70 meters from the next closest point.

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii, Chondrichthyes
Order Elopiformes, Beloniformes, Scorpaeniformes, Perciformes, Gonorhynchiformes, Tetraodontiformes, Siluriformes, Mugiliformes, Anguilliformes, Aulopiformes, Pleuronectiformes, Clupeiformes, Myliobatiformes, Myctophiformes
Family Sciaenidae, Muraenesocidae, Siganidae, Haemulidae, Synodontidae, Pristigasteridae, Eleotridae, Ariidae, Mugilidae, Sphyraenidae, Terapontidae, Megalopidae, Callionymidae, Carangidae, Ophichthidae, Myctophidae, Ephippidae, Anguillidae, Apogonidae, Plotosidae, Gerreidae, Cynoglossidae, Muraenidae, Hemiramphidae, Gobiidae, Scorpaenidae, Pomacentridae, Chanidae, Sillaginidae, Paralichthyidae, Clupeidae, Drepaneidae, Trichiuridae, Platycephalidae, Lobotidae, Ambassidae, Monodactylidae, Zanclidae, Mullidae, Sparidae, Dasyatidae, Triacanthidae, Serranidae, Acanthuridae, Engraulidae, Polynemidae, Lethrinidae, Leiognathidae, Scatophagidae, Lutjanidae, Channidae, Soleidae, Scaridae, Tetraodontidae, Elopidae

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