Reef fish communities of Tikehau Atoll (Tuamotu Archipelago, French Polynesia) 1982-87

Fish communities in the lagoon of the Tikehau atoll were studied by only a few researchers. Harmelin-Viven (1984) studied the distribution of the main herbivorous families (Scaridae and Acanthuridae) in the lagoon and on the outer slope to 30 m in depth. The total fish community of the outer slope was studied by Galzin (1985, 1987) at 12 m in depth. These studies were carried out in the southwestern part of the atoll. This dataset contains fish records from these studies as well as artisanal fishery over the 1982, 1983 and 1987 fisheries years.