Patterns of coexistence of six anemonefish species around subtropical Okinawa-jima Island, Japan

• Published in: Coral reefs Vol. 37; no. 4; pp. 1027 - 1038
• Main Authors: Hayashi, Kina, Tachihara, Katsunori, Reimer, James Davis
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Amphiprion clarkii; Amphiprion ocellaris; Amphiprion perideraion; Amphiprion sandaracinos; Biodiversity; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Coexistence; Cohabitation; Communities; Community structure; Density; Differentiation; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Herbivores; Heteractis magnifica; Hypotheses; Interactions; Life Sciences; Marine fishes; Niches; Oceanography; Regions; Species diversity; Stichodactyla mertensii; Tropical climate; Tropical environment; Tropical environments; Water depth; Japan; Okinawa; Host anemone; Species diversity; Coexistence; Anemonefish

The species diversity of anemonefish in tropical regions has been explained by the niche differentiation hypothesis or cohabitation hypothesis. However, anemonefish community structure has seldom been investigated in high-latitude areas. To understand the mechanism underlying species diversity of an...