Table 1 List of location, collecting methodology, habitat type and numbers of individuals and species recorded for all collecting stations.

PNG 11-01

09° 28.674’ S

147° 11.968’ E

Fish Market - hook and line, spear

City market

9

12

PNG 11-02

09° 31.322’ S

147° 17.076’ E

Spear (Hawaiian sling), snorkeling

Seagrass bed, rocky intertidal

1

1

PNG 11-03

09° 32.085’ S

147° 16.619’ E

SCUBA, Rotenone (1kg powder), spear, hook and line

Coral Reef

56

45

PNG 11-04

09° 52.434’ S

147° 16.583’ E

SCUBA, spear, hook and lane

Coral Reef

26

25

PNG 11-05

09° 31.322’ S

147° 17.076’ E

Snorkel, spear (small Filipino gun and Hawaiian sling)

Seagrass, patch reef, rocks

22

17

PNG 11-06

09° 31.322’ S

147° 17.076’ E

Dip net, dive light, walking around reef flat

Sandbar

3

3

PNG 11-07

09° 28.674’ S

147° 11.968’ E

Hook and line, spear

City Market

11

11

PNG 11-08

09° 30.447’ S

147° 17.209’ E

Gill net

Fishers at Dock

1

1

PNG 11-09

09° 35.625’ S

147° 17.021’ E

SCUBA, Rotenone (1kg powder), spear, hook and line

Coral Reef

35

32

PNG 11-10

09° 35.625’ S

147° 17.021’ E

Spear (small Filipino gun and Hawaiian sling)

Coral Reef

50

43

PNG 11-11

09° 34.233’ S

147° 17.286’ E

SCUBA, Rotenone (1kg powder), spear, hook and line

Coral Reef

74

53

PNG 11-12

09° 34.233’ S

147° 17.286’ E

Spear (small Filipino gun and Hawaiian sling)

Coral Reef

50

31

PNG 11-13

09° 31.322’ S

147° 17.076’ E

Hand net

Beach- sand and coral rock

1

1

PNG 11-14

09° 32.673’ S

147° 16.494’ E

SCUBA, Rotenone (1kg powder), spear, hook and line

Coral Reef

45

40

PNG 11-15

09° 32.343’ S

147° 16.087’ E

Spear (small Filipino gun and Hawaiian sling), small mesh gill net

Coral Reef

44

33

PNG 11-16

09° 28.674’ S

147° 11.968’ E

Hook and line, spear

Citymarket

19

17

PNG 11-17

09° 31.322’ S

147° 17.076’ E

Spear (small Filipino gun and Hawaiian sling)

Reef, seagrass

5

5

PNG 11-18

09° 56.219’ S

147° 17.803’ E

SCUBA, Rotenone (1kg powder), spear, hook and line

Coral Reef

37

35

PNG 11-19

9° 36.319’ S

147° 17.803’ E

Spear (small Filipino gun and Hawaiian sling)

Coral Reef

31

28

PNG 11-20

9° 31.322’ S

147° 17.076’ E

Hook and line

Reef, seagrass

6

3

PNG 11-21

9° 30.003’ S

147° 17.542’ E

Rotenone (0.5 kg) and dipnets

Mangrove, river

18

18

PNG 11-22

9° 31.495’ S

147° 17.044’ E

Hand caught

Rocky shore, Mangrove

1

1

PNG 11-23

9° 32.214’ S

147° 16.469’ E

Spear (Hawaiian slings)

Coralreef

23

17

PNG 11-24

9° 30.983’ S

147° 16.918’ E

Spear (Hawaiian slings)

Coral reef

21

17

PNG 11-25

09° 31.322’ S

147° 17.076’ E

Handline with small hooks, baited with bread

Beach, rocky shore

3

1

PNG 11-26

09° 32.35’ S

147° 15.759’ E

SCUBA, rotenone, spear

Coral reef

69

65

PNG 11-27

09° 31.495’ S

147° 17.044’ E

Hand caught

Rocky shore, Mangrove

1

1

PNG 11-28

09° 31.322’ S

147° 17.076’ E

Hook and line

Beach, rocky shore

6

6

FNG 11-29

09° 31.495’ S

147° 17.044’ E

Rotenone (1 kg powder) and hand nets

Rocky shore, seagrass bed

51

34

PNG 11-30

09° 34.206’ S

147° 17.190’ E

Spear (small Filipino gun and Hawaiian sling)

Coral Reef

23

18

PNG 11-31

09° 34.206’ S

147° 17.190’ E

Spear (small Filipino gun and Hawaiian sling)

Coral Reef

26

20

PNG 11-32

09° 35.973’ S

147° 17.330’ E

Spear (small Filipino gun and Hawaiian sling)

Coral reef

2

2

PNG 11-33

09° 31.322’ S

147° 17.076’ E

Dip net, dive light, walking around reef flat

Sandbar

3

3

Average

23.42

19.36

Standard Deviation

21.46

17.29