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    Population assessment of the endemic angelfish Holacanthus limbaughi from Île de La Passion-Clipperton Atoll (Tropical Eastern Pacific)
    (Inter-Research, 2019) Éric Clua; Sandra Bessudo; JE Caselle; C. Chauvet; Christian H. Jost; AM Friedlander
    We provide the first assessment for a coral reef fish population of a potentially threatened endemic species from a remote and isolated oceanic island. Based on a 3-dimensional (3D) numerical field model of the reef habitat and underwater visual censuses conducted by 2 different teams in February and May 2016, we show that the 3.7 km 2 of the Clipperton Atoll reefs shallower than 30 m host > 50 000 ind. (average density of 0.02 ind. m -2 ) of the endemic Clipperton angelfish Holacanthus limbaughi. Based on limited submersible observations to 150 m, the population likely extends below the 30 m depth stratum, resulting in an even larger population size and providing a potential depth refuge against expected warming ocean temperatures.