Table 4. The predictor variables of coral reef fishes

Predictor variables	Occurrence in models	Notes
OT (other fauna)	11	In all fish variables
R (rubble)	10	In most fish variables but FCAA
SC (soft coral)	9	In FCOD, FCOA, FHED, FHEA, FHEB, FCAD, FTAD, FTAA, FTAB
HC (hard coral)	8	In FCOD, FCOD, FCAD, FCAA, FCAB, FTAD, FTAA, FTAB
DCA (dead coral algae)	6	In all herbivore (FHED, FHEA, FHEB) and targeted (FTAD, FTAA, FTAB) fish
SI (silt)	6	No observable pattern (negative)
RK (rock)	4	In all FCA (FCAD, FCAA, FCAB)
S (sand)	4	No observable pattern (negative)
FS (fleshy algae)	3	No observable pattern
SP (sponge)	2	No observable pattern

FCAA, fish carnivore abundance; FCAB, fish carnivore biomass; FCAD, fish carnivore diversity; FCOA, fish corallivore abundance; FCOD, fish corallivore diversity; FHEA, fish herbivore abundance; FHEB, fish herbivore biomass; FHED, fish herbivore diversity; FTAA, fish target abundance; FTAB, fish target biomass; FTAD, fish target diversity.