Tidepool Fish Community and the Structure of the Jetty Marine Ecosystem onSouthern Cumberland Island, Georgia

摘要

The rock jetty at the terminus of Cumberland Island, Georgia, provides reef andtidepool habitats for algae, invertebrates, and fishes. Sampling of this community was conducted from June 1987 through May 1990. Forty macroalgal taxa were observed on the jetties. Thirty-six fish species in 29 families and 11 orders were identified. Three of them, Scartellis cristata, Labrisomus nuchipinnis, and Bathygobius sporator are unreported in Georgia.