Commercial marine fish species from Weh Island, Indonesia: Checklist, distribution pattern and conservation status

Ilham Zulfahmi (Department of Fisheries Resources Utilization, Faculty of Marine and Fisheries, Universitas Syiah Kuala. Jl. Syech Abdurrauf No. 3, Kopelma Darussalam, Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Aceh, Indonesia)
Mauriza Apriansyah (Center for Aquatic Research and Conservation, Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry. Jl. Kota Pelajar dan Mahasiswa, Darussalam, Banda Aceh 23111, Aceh, Indonesia)
Agung Setia Batubara (Department of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Medan. Jl. Willem Iskandar/Pasar V, Medan 20221, North Sumatra, Indonesia)
Neri Kautsari (Department of Aquatic Resources Management, Faculty of Animal Science and Fisheries, Universitas Samawa. Jl. Bypass Sering, Kerato, Unter Iwes, Sumbawa 84316, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia)
Kizar Ahmed Sumon (Department of Fisheries Management, Faculty of Fisheries, Bangladesh Agricultural University. BAU Main Rd, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh)
Mohammad Mahmudur Rahman (Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, University of Newcastle. Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia)
Firman M Nur (Graduate School of Mathematics and Applied Science, Universitas Syiah Kuala. Jl. Syech Abdurrauf No. 3, Kopelma Darussalam, Syiah Kuala, Banda Aceh 23111, Aceh, Indonesia)

Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
Vol. 23 No. 4 (2022)

Abstract. Zulfahmi I, Apriansyah M, Batubara AS, Kautsari N, Sumon KA, Rahman MM, Nur FM. 2022. Commercial marine fish species from Weh Island, Indonesia: Checklist, distribution pattern and conservation status. Biodiversitas 23: 1977-1989. In this study, we first report a systematic checklist of commercial marine fish species from Weh Island, Indonesia, including notes on their distribution pattern, conservation status, and commercial value. Fish sampling was conducted at three major fish markets in Weh Island, and these specifically were Cangkoan Fish Market, Kuta Timu Fish Market, and Balohan Fish Market. A total of 50 fish species belonging to 8 orders and 24 families were documented. Carangidae (12%, 6 species) was the predominant family, followed by the Scaridae (10%, 5 species) and other families (78%, 22 families, 39 species). Based on the IUCN red list, commercial marine fish species in Weh Island were dominated by the "Least Concern" category (78%, 39 species), followed by the "Not Evaluated" (14%, 7 species), the "Near Threatened" (4%, 2 species), and the "Data Deficient" (4%, 2 species). The market price of the fish ranged from 0.34 USD/kg to 6.19 USD/kg, with three fish families included in the high commercial value, namely the Clupeidae, Carcharhinidae, and Serranidae.