Marine Trophic Index in LME: Red Sea

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Year	Mean trophic level	Mean max. length (cm)	FiB Index	Expansion factor
1950	3.3	47.1	0	1
1951	3.3	47.3	-0.01	0.99
1952	3.33	51.5	0.29	1.34
1953	3.31	48.9	0.21	1.23
1954	3.35	55.3	0.35	1.42
1955	3.41	66.4	0.73	2.08
1956	3.5	80.3	0.73	2.08
1957	3.42	64.7	0.61	1.84
1958	3.42	68.5	0.61	1.84
1959	3.42	66.5	0.78	2.18
1960	3.37	64.3	0.55	1.73
1961	3.37	67.4	0.69	1.99
1962	3.35	65.2	0.71	2.03
1963	3.33	61.1	0.7	2.01
1964	3.33	62.4	0.87	2.39
1965	3.36	69.7	1.18	3.25
1966	3.4	80.7	1.39	4.01
1967	3.46	90.1	1.44	4.22
1968	3.48	88.8	1.34	3.82
1969	3.47	87.3	1.3	3.67
1970	3.45	83.9	1.35	3.86
1971	3.45	84.7	1.39	4.01
1972	3.45	80.1	1.34	3.82
1973	3.49	91.3	1.33	3.78
1974	3.59	97.6	1.6	4.95
1975	3.56	95.6	1.34	3.82
1976	3.49	91	1.44	4.22
1977	3.56	88.6	2.07	7.92
1978	3.55	102.3	1.74	5.7
1979	3.54	97.4	1.81	6.11
1980	3.49	91.2	1.87	6.49
1981	3.43	85.3	1.79	5.99
1982	3.47	90.9	1.75	5.75
1983	3.47	92.2	1.75	5.75
1984	3.51	95.9	1.95	7.03
1985	3.64	111.8	2.39	10.91
1986	3.63	109.9	2.39	10.91
1987	3.62	105.6	2.49	12.06
1988	3.62	105.2	2.47	11.82
1989	3.64	108.1	2.52	12.43
1990	3.73	118.6	2.67	14.44
1991	3.76	117.2	2.85	17.29
1992	3.84	117.8	2.81	16.61
1993	3.85	123.7	2.93	18.73
1994	3.82	112.6	2.92	18.54
1995	3.62	99.5	2.53	12.55
1996	3.7	109.6	2.61	13.6
1997	3.72	110	2.78	16.12
1998	3.75	108.3	2.83	16.95
1999	3.72	105.9	2.93	18.73
2000	3.74	102.4	3.05	21.12
2001	3.68	95.4	2.89	17.99
2002	3.65	98.2	2.85	17.29
2003	3.65	102.1	2.98	19.69
2004	3.66	98.7	3.02	20.49
2005	3.66	98.7	2.91	18.36
2006	3.7	95.2	3.05	21.12

TL	SLMax(cm)	Common Name	Scientific Name
4.57999992370605	287	Striped marlin	Tetrapturus audax
4.5	279	Indo-Pacific sailfish	Istiophorus platypterus
4.5	275	Dogtooth tuna	Gymnosarda unicolor
4.5	205	Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel	Scomberomorus commerson
4.5	219	Bigeye tuna	Thunnus obesus
4.5	98	Bluefish	Pomatomus saltatrix
4.5	179	Great barracuda	Sphyraena barracuda
4.5	105	Bigeye trevally	Caranx sexfasciatus
4.5	45	Orangespotted trevally	Carangoides bajad
4.5	88	Doublespotted queenfish	Scomberoides lysan
4.5	189	Shortbill spearfish	Tetrapturus angustirostris
4.5	138	Pickhandle barracuda	Sphyraena jello
4.5	60	Squaretail coralgrouper	Plectropomus areolatus
4.48999977111816	449	Swordfish	Xiphias gladius
4.48999977111816	307	Dusky shark	Carcharhinus obscurus
4.48999977111816	109	Bluefin trevally	Caranx melampygus
4.48999977111816	48	Obtuse barracuda	Sphyraena obtusata
4.48000001907349	50	Brushtooth lizardfish	Saurida undosquamis
4.48000001907349	50	Peacock hind	Cephalopholis argus
4.47714281082153	367	Billfishes	Istiophoridae
4.46999979019165	100	Queenfishes	Scomberoides
4.46999979019165	93	Kawakawa	Euthynnus affinis
4.46999979019165	54	King soldierbream	Argyrops spinifer
4.46999979019165	132	Hound needlefish	Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus
4.46500015258789	122	Needlefishes	Tylosurus
4.46000003814697	150	Goosefishes	Lophiidae
4.46000003814697	367	Black marlin	Makaira indica
4.46000003814697	410	Indo-Pacific blue marlin	Makaira mazara
4.44999980926514	192	Largehead hairtail	Trichiurus lepturus
4.44999980926514	25	Yellowtail scad	Atule mate
4.42999982833862	51	Needlescaled queenfish	Scomberoides tol
4.40333318710327	179	Barracudas	Sphyraena
4.40000009536743	227	Wahoo	Acanthocybium solandri
4.40000009536743	56	Greater lizardfish	Saurida tumbil
4.3899998664856	69	Torpedo scad	Megalaspis cordyla
4.3899998664856	52	Indian spiny turbot	Psettodes erumei
4.3899998664856	109	Yellowspotted trevally	Carangoides fulvoguttatus
4.38500022888184	164	Amberjacks	Seriola
4.36999988555908	172	Common dolphinfish	Coryphaena hippurus
4.3600001335144	50	Malabar trevally	Carangoides malabaricus
4.3600001335144	38	Coral hind	Cephalopholis miniata
4.34999990463257	108	Skipjack tuna	Katsuwonus pelamis
4.34749984741211	205	Seerfishes	Scomberomorus
4.34000015258789	231	Yellowfin tuna	Thunnus albacares
4.34000015258789	200	Escolar	Lepidocybium flavobrunneum
4.32999992370605	60	Yellow-edged lyretail	Variola louti
4.30999994277954	136	Albacore	Thunnus alalunga
4.30999994277954	164	Cobia	Rachycentron canadum
4.29699993133545	56	Lizardfishes	Synodontidae
4.28000020980835	71	Indo-Pacific king mackerel	Scomberomorus guttatus
4.28000020980835	392	Shortfin mako	Isurus oxyrinchus
4.28000020980835	98	Roving coralgrouper	Plectropomus pessuliferus
4.2662501335144	125	Hakes	Merluccius
4.2622218132019	150	Mackerels tunas and bonitos	Scombridae
4.24176502227783	207	Requiem sharks	Carcharhinidae
4.23999977111816	289	Blue shark	Prionace glauca
4.2350001335144	60	Frigate tuna	Auxis
4.23000001907349	61	Greasy grouper	Epinephelus tauvina
4.21999979019165	170	Giant trevally	Caranx ignobilis
4.21333312988281	246	Snake mackerels	Gempylidae
4.19999980926514	238	Silky shark	Carcharhinus falciformis
4.19999980926514	49	Redmouth grouper	Aethaloperca rogaa
4.18599987030029	421	Hammerhead and bonnethead and scoophead shark	Sphyrnidae
4.17999982833862	95	Striped bonito	Sarda orientalis
4.15000009536743	150	Cutlassfishes	Trichiuridae
4.1399998664856	101	Brown-marbled grouper	Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
4.1399998664856	30	Yellowfin hind	Cephalopholis hemistiktos
4.13424253463745	32	Squids	Teuthida
4.1100001335144	89	Rusty jobfish	Aphareus rutilans
4.1100001335144	76	Two-spot red snapper	Lutjanus bohar
4.07000017166138	164	Yellowtail amberjack	Seriola lalandi
4.05999994277954	126	Longtail tuna	Thunnus tonggol
4.05230808258057	164	Jacks and pompanos	Carangidae
4.03999996185303	45	Pink ear emperor	Lethrinus lentjan
4.02400016784668	98	Snappers	Lutjanus
4.01749992370605	98	Snappers	Lutjanidae
4	300	Sharks rays and skates etc	Sharks or rays and chimaeras
4	15	Bonnetmouths	Inermiidae
3.99000000953674	180	Conger eels	Muraenesox
3.99000000953674	25	Common squids	Loligo
3.99000000953674	60	Brownspotted grouper	Epinephelus chlorostigma
3.99000000953674	43	Blackspotted rubberlips	Plectorhinchus gaterinus
3.98279094696045	190	Sea basses or groupers and fairy basslets	Serranidae
3.97000002861023	60	Alfonsinos	Beryx
3.97000002861023	73	Comet grouper	Epinephelus morrhua
3.97000002861023	20	Andaman lobster	Metanephrops andamanicus
3.96499991416931	100	Seabreams (Dentex spp)	Dentex
3.94000005722046	120	Talang queenfish	Scomberoides commersonnianus
3.94000005722046	90	Camouflage grouper	Epinephelus polyphekadion
3.91666698455811	43	Scorpionfishes or rockfishes	Scorpaenidae
3.91417288780212	80	Cods	Gadiformes
3.90000009536743	87	Flatheads	Platycephalidae
3.84349989891052	190	Groupers	Epinephelus
3.8199999332428	170	Southern meagre	Argyrosomus hololepidotus
3.8199999332428	66	Minstrel sweetlip	Plectorhinchus schotaf
3.80999994277954	102	Golden trevally	Gnathanodon speciosus
3.80666708946228	33	Bigeyes	Priacanthus
3.79999995231628	43	Summan grouper	Epinephelus summana
3.78999996185303	100	Croakers	Pseudotolithus
3.78999996185303	65	Smalltooth emperor	Lethrinus microdon
3.77125000953674	20	Lefteye flounders	Bothidae
3.76205897331238	200	Drums or croakers	Sciaenidae
3.74000000953674	102	Snubnose pompano	Trachinotus blochii
3.73000001907349	200	Sharpnose stingray	Himantura gerrardi
3.72562503814697	111	Smooth-hounds	Mustelus
3.72000002861023	29	Threadfin breams	Nemipterus
3.69749999046326	163	Guitarfishes	Rhinobatidae
3.6949999332428	66	Jack and horse mackerels	Trachurus
3.69000005722046	37	Indian scad	Decapterus russelli
3.67000007629395	64	Yellowlip emperor	Lethrinus xanthochilus
3.66000008583069	13	Randalls threadfin bream	Nemipterus randalli
3.65000009536743	115	Medusafishes	Centrolophidae
3.64000010490417	62	Black pomfret	Parastromateus niger
3.6324999332428	37	Scads	Decapterus
3.63000011444092	42	Humpback red snapper	Lutjanus gibbus
3.6175000667572	50	Butterfishes	Stromateidae
3.61374998092651	205	Skates and rays	Rajiformes
3.59999990463257	28	Cuttlefishes	Sepiidae
3.59999990463257	34	Common bluestripe snapper	Lutjanus kasmira
3.59999990463257	74	Tiger-toothed croaker	Otolithes ruber
3.58999991416931	148	Rainbow runner	Elagatis bipinnulata
3.58588194847107	70	Emperors or scavengers	Lethrinidae
3.57999992370605	68	Octopuses	Octopoda
3.57428574562073	30	Spadefishes and batfishes and scats	Ephippidae
3.57180309295654	50	Flatfishes	Pleuronectiformes
3.5699999332428	31	Five-lined snapper	Lutjanus quinquelineatus
3.53999996185303	16	Boarfishes	Caproidae
3.53999996185303	62	Santer seabream	Cheimerius nufar
3.53999996185303	46	Sabre squirrelfish	Sargocentron spiniferum
3.53600001335144	29	Tropical goatfishes	Upeneus
3.53500008583069	12	Cardinalfishes	Apogonidae
3.53143930435181	56	Perch-likes	Perciformes
3.52666664123535	40	Batfishes	Platax
3.51166701316834	35	Threadfin breams and Whiptail breams	Nemipteridae
3.50999999046326	29	Black-streaked monocle bream	Scolopsis taeniata
3.5	20	Cardinalfishes	Epigonus
3.5	33	Leopard flounder	Bothus pantherinus
3.5	44	Thumbprint emperor	Lethrinus harak
3.5	28	Haffara seabream	Rhabdosargus haffara
3.49874997138977	43	Puffers	Tetraodontidae
3.49000000953674	25	Round herring	Etrumeus teres
3.48000001907349	74	Picnic seabream	Acanthopagrus berda
3.48000001907349	68	Trout sweetlips	Plectorhinchus pictus
3.47857093811035	62	Sea catfishes	Ariidae
3.47000002861023	23	Armored searobins or armored gurnards	Peristediidae
3.46000003814697	91	Painted sweetlips	Diagramma picta
3.45967698097229	75	Wrasses	Labridae
3.45749998092651	55	Goatfishes	Mullidae
3.44000005722046	70	Pandoras	Pagellus
3.4300000667572	57	Sky emperor	Lethrinus mahsena
3.42000007629395	61	Silver grunt	Pomadasys argenteus
3.40000009536743	20	Swims crabs	Portunus
3.39466667175293	26	Fusiliers	Caesionidae
3.39000010490417	49	Orange-striped emperor	Lethrinus obsoletus
3.39000010490417	50	Twobar seabream	Acanthopagrus bifasciatus
3.35863590240479	80	Grunts	Haemulidae
3.3199999332428	35	Shrimp scad	Alepes djedaba
3.30999994277954	86	Spangled emperor	Lethrinus nebulosus
3.30864906311035	164	Porgies	Sparidae
3.29999995231628	16	Lanternfishes	Myctophidae
3.28999996185303	30	Tonguefishes	Cynoglossidae
3.26999998092651	25	Silver biddies	Gerres
3.26999998092651	35	Yellowstripe goatfish	Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
3.25250005722046	53	Triggerfishes	Balistidae
3.24000000953674	25	Herrings	Clupeiformes
3.2366669178009	12	Slimys slipmouths or ponyfishes	Leiognathidae
3.20250010490417	12	Silversides	Atherinidae
3.19000005722046	32	Indian mackerel	Rastrelliger kanagurta
3.19000005722046	50	Humpnose big-eye bream	Monotaxis grandoculis
3.15000009536743	42	Yellowfin seabream	Acanthopagrus latus
3.14000010490417	40	Spiny lobsters	Palinuridae
3.10333323478699	33	Indo-Pacific mackerels	Rastrelliger
3.09999990463257	145	Giant catfish	Netuma thalassina
3.08999991416931	52	Chub mackerel	Scomber japonicus
3.0699999332428	25	Common silver-biddy	Gerres oyena
3	25	Crustaceans	Crustacea
3	35	Japanese splitfin	Synagrops japonicus
3	14	Blue swimming crab	Portunus pelagicus
2.8733332157135	20	Slipper lobsters	Scyllaridae
2.85666704177856	45	Angelfishes	Pomacanthidae
2.76699995994568	21	Sardinella	Sardinella
2.70000004768372	34	Penaeus shrimps	Penaeus
2.70000004768372	6	Green tiger prawn	Penaeus semisulcatus
2.70000004768372	12	Indian white prawn	Fenneropenaeus indicus
2.70000004768372	18	Speckled shrimp	Metapenaeus monoceros
2.67000007629395	110	Green humphead parrotfish	Bolbometopon muricatum
2.67000007629395	50	Yellowbar angelfish	Pomacanthus maculosus
2.65000009536743	13	Natantian decapods	Shrimps and prawns
2.59999990463257	44	Lobsters and spiny-rock lobsters	Homaridae and Palinuridae
2.59999990463257	30	Marine crabs	Brachyura
2.59999990463257	18	Deepsea crabs	Geryon
2.59999990463257	40	Tropical spiny lobsters	Panulirus
2.59999990463257	18	Knife shrimps	Haliporoides
2.59999990463257	11	Scalloped spiny lobster	Panulirus homarus
2.52500009536743	120	Mullets	Mugilidae
2.50999999046326	23	Indian oil sardine	Sardinella longiceps
2.5	26	Flathead lobster	Thenus orientalis
2.3199999332428	60	Bluespot mullet	Valamugil seheli
2.27900004386902	45	Surgeonfishes and tangs and unicornfishes	Acanthuridae
2.20000004768372	13	Jack-knife shrimp	Haliporoides sibogae
2.11142897605896	34	Rabbitfishes	Siganus
2.00368404388428	41	Parrotfishes	Scaridae
2	46	Sea cucumbers	Holothuroidea
2	62	Bluespine unicornfish	Naso unicornis
2	28	Sohal surgeonfish	Acanthurus sohal
2	74	Blue-barred parrotfish	Scarus ghobban

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