Abstract

The Syngnathidae reef fish belongs to the vulnerable category of CITES due to the decrease in its original habitat. This is due to the high activity of predatory and utilization as raw material of traditional medicine. This study aims to study the ecological conditions including the distribution and abundance of reef fish Syngnathidae in the waters of the Blue Lagoon Karangasem waters and study the physical condition of its aquatic chemistry. This research was conducted from August to October 2017. The determination of research station was done based on Purposive sampling methods. For data retrieval of the Syngnathidae reef fish using square squares method with size 10x10 m in each sampling location. The result of this research is the emergence of species of reef fish Syngnathidae ranged from 1-4 individual at each location of observation. The results show that the ecological condition of the Syngnathidae reef fish in the Blue Lagoon coastal waters is of concern, this refers to the distribution and abundance of the limited reef fish Syngnathidae in its distribution. On the other hand, analysis of physical chemistry data shows that the condition of Blue Lagoon coastal waters tends to be stable. Measurement of water physics-chemical parameters obtained result of temperature measurement range 28-29oC, salinity 27-29 ppt, pH 7.08-7,89 and DO 7-7,75 mg/l. The result of physicochemical parameter measurement is related to the quality standard of Kep.Men.LH No.51 about the quality of the waters for marine biota was good for the existence of Syngnathidae reef fish. In general, the aquatic chemical physics conditions have a significant influence on the emergence of reef fish Syngnathidae found in stations 1 and III but not found in station II located in the middle of the waters between stations I and III.

Highlights

  • Blue Lagoon beach is located in Padangbai village, Manggis district, Karangasem regency of Bali

  • The observation of the percentage distribution of sea horse species found in Blue Lagoon Karangaem Beach

  • The result of total abundance analysis from all sampling sites in coastal waters was 1,83 ind/m2, where species of Hippocampus comes is a type of sea horse found in Blue Lagoon coastal waters Karangasem, Bali

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Summary

Introduction

Blue Lagoon beach is located in Padangbai village, Manggis district, Karangasem regency of Bali. One of the reef fish communities living on the Blue Lagoon coast is Syngnathidae. Based on this it is necessary to monitor the reef fish family Syngnathidae, which in this case take samples pipefish and sea horses to study the current conditions that include the distribution and abundance of species in the waters of Blue Lagoon Karangasem. The purpose of this study is to determine the ecological conditions include the distribution and abundance of reef fish Syngnathidae in Blue Lagoon Karangasem Bali Beach Waters. The benefits of this study are expected to provide information about the ecological condition of the reef fish habitat Syngnathidae in the Blue Lagoon Coast waters of Karangasem, Bali. As a rationale for implementing ecotourism management area. at Blue Lagoon Beach Waters, Bali

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