Description
coral fish biodiversity and water quality of the St. Martin’s Island, Bangladesh was done in 2008. Corals sampling were conducted at different locations around the Island with SCUBA diving and snorkeling. Coral fish samples were collected through different gears (hook, long line, hand net, rock gill net, traps etc.) around five diving sites. For sample collection and preservation standard procedure were followed. A total 13 genus under 6 families of hard corals were identified. Among the corals Porites and Favites were mostly dominant. 5 species of soft coral under 2 Order were also found. Galaxea fascicularis species were identified under Galaxea genus and Oculinidae family. Acanthastrea sp. was identified under Acanthastrea genus and Mussidae family. Coscinaraea monile, Coscinaraea columna identified under Coscinaraea genus and Siderastrea savignyana under Siderastrea genus, all are belongs to Siderastreidae family.
