Campos, Wilfredo L.Acabado, Cristy S.2025-04-152007-03Acabado, C. S. (2007). Species composition and distribution of fish larvae in Lianga Bay, Surigao del Sur [Undergraduate special problem, University of the Philippines Visayas]. UPV Institutional Repository. https://repository.upv.edu.phhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14583/120The species composition and distribution of ichthyoplankton in Lianga Bay, Surigao del Sur was investigated in June 2004. A total of 37 families were recorded from horizontal tows collected in 32 sampling stations. The most dominant larvae were Gobiidae and Pomacentridae, which comprised 20.4% and 16.0% of all larvae sampled, respectively. Overall larval density was 4.2 ind. 100 m-3 (n=32; sd=5.0), with highest concentrations in the inner portion of the bay particularly in the west and southwest portions. On the other hand, egg density (mean=0.9 eggs m-3; n=32; sd=0.9) showed highest concentration near the coastline but further from the central basal portion of the bay. Patches of high egg concentrations suggest that Lianga Bay may serve as spawning ground for some species.viii, 29 p.SpeciesFish larvaeIchthyoplanktonSurigao del SurSpawningLG 993.5 2007 B5 A33ThesisSDG 14 - Life below water