Faunals |
Report: Faunals; Appendices
Report on Zooarchaeological Remains from the Seven Site,
Nikumaroro, Phoenix Islands
July 5, 2008
Sharyn Jones
Department of Anthropology
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Heritage Hall, Rm. # 315
Birmingham, AL 35294-3350
Email: sharynj@uab.edu
Appendix A
Conservative vs. Non-conservative estimate of MNI from the 2007 Seven Site excavations.
| Taxa | Count | Conservative MNI | Non-conservative MNI |
| Cheloniidae | 78 | 3 | 7 |
| Carcharhinidae | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Muraenidae | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Belonidae | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Holocentrinae | 24 | 2 | 1 |
| Myripristis sp. | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Serranidae | 34 | 0 | 3 |
| Cephalopholis sp. | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| Epinephelus merra | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Epinephelus sp. | 30 | 3 | 3 |
| Plectropomus sp. | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Carangidae | 41 | 1 | 4 |
| Caranx sp. | 65 | 4 | 8 |
| Pseudocaranx dentex | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lutjanidae | 7 | 1 | 1 |
| Lutjanus sp. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Caesio sp. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Lethrinindae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Mullidae | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Parupeneus sp. | 10 | 2 | 2 |
| Labridae | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Scaridae | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| Scarus sp. | 5 | 3 | 3 |
| Acanthuridae | 12 | 1 | 3 |
| Naso sp. | 11 | 2 | 3 |
| Siganus sp. | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Balistidae | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| Scombridae | 22 | 3 | 3 |
| Perciformes | 62 | 0 | 1 |
| Unidentified fish | 792 | 3 | 7 |
| Total | 1246 | 46 | 74 |
Appendix B.
Common names of the identified fishes from the 2007 excavations of the Seven Site, Nikumaroro; the fishes are listed in taxonomic order.
(Note: photos provided by TIGHAR; not part of original report.)
Taxon |
Common Name |
| Cheloniidae | Sea turtle |
| Carcharhinidae | Reef shark |
| Muraenidae | Moray eel |
| Belonidae | Needlefish |
| Holocentrinae | Squirrelfish/ Soldierfish |
| Myripristis sp. | Soldierfish |
| Serranidae | Grouper |
| Cephalopholis sp. | Grouper |
| Epinephelus merra | Honeycomb grouper |
| Epinephelus sp. | Grouper |
| Plectropomus sp. | Grouper |
| Carangidae | Jack |
| Caranx sp. | Jack |
| Pseudocaranx dentex | White trevally |
| Lutjanidae | Snapper |
| Lutjanus sp. | Snapper |
| Caesio sp. | Fusilier |
| Lethrinindae | Emperorfish |
| Mullidae | Goatfish |
| Parupeneus sp. | Goatfish |
| Labridae | Wrasse |
| Scaridae | Parrotfish |
| Scarus sp. | Parrotfish |
| Acanthuridae | Surgeonfish |
| Naso sp. | Unicornfish |
| Siganus sp. | Rabbitfish |
| Balistidae | Triggerfish |
| Scombridae | Tuna |
Appendix C.
Diversity and equitability calculations using the non-conservative estimate of MNI from the Seven Site.
| Taxa | MNI | Pi | logePi | (Pi)(logePi) | H′ | logeS | V′ |
| Cheloniidae | 7 | 0.094594595 | -2.358154944 | -0.223068711 | |||
| Carcharhinidae | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Muraenidae | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Belonidae | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Holocentrinae | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Myripristis sp. | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Serranidae | 3 | 0.040540541 | -3.205452805 | -0.129950789 | |||
| Cephalopholis sp. | 3 | 0.040540541 | -3.205452805 | -0.129950789 | |||
| Epinephelus merra | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Epinephelus sp. | 3 | 0.040540541 | -3.205452805 | -0.129950789 | |||
| Plectropomus sp. | 3 | 0.040540541 | -3.205452805 | -0.129950789 | |||
| Carangidae | 4 | 0.054054054 | -2.917770732 | -0.157717337 | |||
| Caranx sp. | 8 | 0.108108108 | -2.224623552 | -0.240499843 | |||
| Pseudocaranx dentex | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Lutjanidae | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Lutjanus sp. | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Caesio sp. | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Lethrinindae | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Mullidae | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Parupeneus sp. | 2 | 0.027027027 | -3.610917913 | -0.097592376 | |||
| Labridae | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Scaridae | 4 | 0.054054054 | -2.917770732 | -0.157717337 | |||
| Scarus sp. | 3 | 0.040540541 | -3.205452805 | -0.129950789 | |||
| Acanthuridae | 3 | 0.040540541 | -3.205452805 | -0.129950789 | |||
| Naso sp. | 3 | 0.040540541 | -3.205452805 | -0.129950789 | |||
| Siganus sp. | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Balistidae | 3 | 0.040540541 | -3.205452805 | -0.129950789 | |||
| Scombridae | 3 | 0.040540541 | -3.205452805 | -0.129950789 | |||
| Perciformes | 1 | 0.013513514 | -4.304065093 | -0.058163042 | |||
| Unidentified fish | 7 | 0.094594595 | -2.358154944 | -0.223068711 | |||
| Total | 74 | -3.141667046 | 3.14166705 | 3.401197382 | 0.923694422 |
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