International Journal of Ecology / 2016 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Comparing the Performance of Protected and Unprotected Areas in Conserving Freshwater Fish Abundance and Biodiversity in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania Table 2 Mean abundance number of individuals (±SE) of fish species sampled in sites within the protected area (MMNP) and unprotected areas (Buhingu and Sibwesa) in Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania, during 2008 gillnet survey.
Fish species Protected area Unprotected areas Haplotaxodon microlepis 9.00 ± 4.60 5.75 ± 4.42 Limnotilapia dardennii 7.75 ± 2.50 0.75 ± 0.48 Barbus sp. 7.75 ± 2.17 0 Lates angustifrons 6.50 ± 1.66 0 Bathybates hornii 6.00 ± 2.48 0.25 ± 0.25 Limnothrissa miodon 5.50 ± 4.52 0 Bathybagrus graueri 5.00 ± 1.78 3.00 ± 2.68 Lamprichthys tanganicanus 4.25 ± 1.93 0 Petrochromis moshi 3.50 ± 3.50 1.25 ± 1.25 Boulengerochromis microlepis 3.50 ± 0.87 0.25 ± 0.25 Lepidiolamprologus elongatus 3.25 ± 2.63 0 Plecodus paradoxus 3.00 ± 0.82 1.00 ± 0.71 Cyathopharynx foai 2.75 ± 1.80 0.50 ± 0.29 Lamprologus callipterus 2.00 ± 0.82 0.25 ± 0.25 Grammatotria lemairii 1.50 ± 1.19 0.25 ± 0.25 Petrochromis orthognathus 1.50 ± 0.96 0 Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni 1.50 ± 0.87 0 Ophthalmotilapia nasuta 1.25 ± 1.25 1.75 ± 1.44 Synodontis petricola 1.25 ± 0.95 0.25 ± 0.25 Tropheus moorii 1.00 ± 1.00 0 Cyphotilapia frontosa 0.75 ± 0.75 0.50 ± 0.50 Lates mariae 0.75 ± 0.75 0.25 ± 0.25 Aulonocranus dewindti 0.75 ± 0.48 2.00 ± 2.00 Plecodus straeleni 0.75 ± 0.48 1.25 ± 0.95 Neolamprologus mustax 0.75 ± 0.48 0.50 ± 0.50 Tylochromis polylepis 0.75 ± 0.48 0.50 ± 0.50 Neolamprologus fasciatus 0.75 ± 0.48 0.50 ± 0.50 Perissodus microlepis 0.75 ± 0.48 0 Lepidiolamprologus profundicola 0.75 ± 0.48 0 Xenotilapia melanogenys 0.50 ± 0.50 0 Lobochilotes labiatus 0.50 ± 0.29 0 Xenotilapia sima 0.25 ± 0.25 1.25 ± 1.25 Lamprologus lemairii 0.25 ± 0.25 0.75 ± 0.75 Xenotilapia spiloptera 0.25 ± 0.25 0.25 ± 0.25 Petrochromis famula 0.25 ± 0.25 0 Bathybates ferox 0.25 ± 0.25 0 Mastacembelus cunningtoni 0.25 ± 0.25 0 Auchenoglanis occidentalis 0.25 ± 0.25 0 Tropheus annectens 0.25 ± 0.25 0 Simochromis diagramma 0.25 ± 0.25 0 Synodontis sp. 0 5.25 ± 4.61 Bathybates graueri 0 3.25 ± 3.25 Phyllonemus typus 0 2.00 ± 2.00 Ectodus descampsii 0 1.50 ± 1.50 Petrochromis fasciolatus 0 1.25 ± 1.25 Mastacembelus sp.0 1.00 ± 1.00 Neolamprologus toae 0 1.00 ± 0.41 Telmatochromis brichardi 0 0.75 ± 0.75 Benthochromis tricoti 0 0.75 ± 0.75 Mormyrus sp. 0 0.25 ± 0.25 Mastacembelus moorii 0 0.25 ± 0.25 Synodontis multipunctatus 0 0.25 ± 0.25 Hippopotamyrus sp. 0 0.25 ± 0.25 Altolamprologus compressiceps 0 0.25 ± 0.25 Petrochromis ephippium 0 0.25 ± 0.25 Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus 0 0.25 ± 0.25 Neolamprologus pleuromaculatus 0 0.25 ± 0.25 Total number of individual fish 351 167 Average number of individual fish per site 87.75 ± 46.16 41.75 ± 37.47