REEF Database Stats

Tropical Western AtlanticCalifornia and Pacific NorthwestHawaiiTropical Eastern PacificSouth PacificNortheast US and Eastern Canada
Total Number of Surveys
122983259781316944956082673
Total Number of Species
775415382445776143
10 Most Frequent Species
Bluehead (84.7)Lingcod (55.7)Saddle Wrasse (92.7)King Angelfish (88.7)Moorish Idol (76.8)Cunner (69.2)
Blue Tang (84.4)Copper Rockfish (55.2)Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby (87.6)Mexican Hogfish (83.2)Bullethead Parrotfish (74.8)Winter Flounder (48.9)
Stoplight Parrotfish (80.6)Sunflower Star (52.9)Raccoon Butterflyfish (87)Barberfish (77)Lemonpeel Angelfish (73.7)Striped Bass (27.2)
Bicolor Damselfish (79.4)Painted Greenling (51.4)Manybar Goatfish (86)Panamic Sergeant Major (70.9)Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (73.2)Rock Gunnel (25.2)
French Grunt (74)Plumose Anemone (47.8)Ornate Butterflyfish (83.7)Flag Cabrilla (69.9)Regal Angelfish (72.5)Pollock (23.9)
Foureye Butterflyfish (71.8)Blackeye Goby (47.6)Moorish Idol (82.9)Scissortail Damselfish (69.4)Manybar Goatfish (68.1)Sea Raven (21.2)
Sergeant Major (69.5)Kelp Greenling (45.9)Bird Wrasse (81.3)Cortez Rainbow Wrasse (66.9)Bird Wrasse (64.8)Grubby Sculpin (18.1)
Ocean Surgeonfish (69.4)California Sea Cucumber (44.1)Brown Surgeonfish/Lavendar Surgeonfish (81.1)Pacific Creole Fish (64.3)Orange-lined Triggerfish (64.1)Winter Skate (16.2)
Yellowtail Snapper (69.2)Striped Seaperch (43.7)Hawaiian (Pacific) Gregory (79.2)Giant Damselfish adult (59.4)Saddled Butterflyfish (63.8)Summer Flounder (Fluke) (16)
Yellowhead Wrasse (68.8)Pile Perch (42.4)Orangespine Unicornfish (79.1)Cortez Damselfish adult (59.2)Two-spined Angelfish (62.5)Black Sea Bass (13.9)
Top 10 Sites for Species Richness
Bari Reef, Bonaire (393)La Jolla Shores, S Dana Point - N La Jolla (176)Airport Beach/Kahekili Beach, Leeward Shore Maui (Honolua Bay - Cape Hanamanoia) (253)Club de Yates, s Pta El Carrizal - Pta Tejupan (139)Kansas (North Save-a-tack), Namena Marine Reserve and Namenalala Island (314)Fort Wetherill, Rhode Island (58)
Something Special, Bonaire (346)Breakwater, S Davenport - Point Lobos Reserve (171)Manta Ray Bay / Honokohau FRA, North Kona Coast (Keahole Pt. - Cook Pt./N. side of Kealakekua Bay) (241)Swanne Reef, Isla del Espíritu Santo (135)Nigali Passage (Gau Island), Other Fiji Islands (313)Folly Cove - Left Wall (Cape Ann), Massachusetts (56)
Tori's Reef, Bonaire (345)La Jolla Canyon, S Dana Point - N La Jolla (158)Kaiwi Pt. / Arch Cave / Wash Rock / Sand Channel / Kamanu, North Kona Coast (Keahole Pt. - Cook Pt./N. side of Kealakekua Bay) (236)Arch, Darwin (130)White Wall (aka Channel, Wakaya Island), Bligh Water (294)Old Garden Beach (Rockport), Massachusetts (54)
Commercial Pier Reefs/Datura Ave. 1st and 2nd Reef, Jupiter Inlet to Key Biscayne (337)Refugio State Beach, S Point Conception - N Point Heuneme (142)Honolua Bay MLCD, Leeward Shore Maui (Honolua Bay - Cape Hanamanoia) (235)La Reina, Isla Cerralvo (127)Coral Corner ( Vatu-i-ra ), Bligh Water (276)Cathedral Rocks (Rockport), Massachusetts (50)
Front Porch (Sunset Beach), Bonaire (337)Redondo M.S.C. Pier (MaST), Burien - Tacoma Area (136)Ulua Beach, Leeward Shore Maui (Honolua Bay - Cape Hanamanoia) (234)Los Islotes Arch, Isla del Espíritu Santo (124)South Save a Tack, Namena Marine Reserve and Namenalala Island (254)Back Beach (Rockport), Massachusetts (49)
Blue Heron Bridge (WPB), Jupiter Inlet to Key Biscayne (330)Casino Point, Southern Channel Islands (133)Golden Arches (North/South), North Kona Coast (Keahole Pt. - Cook Pt./N. side of Kealakekua Bay) (227)West End, Los Islotes, Isla del Espíritu Santo (120)E-6 (Makongi Island), Bligh Water (253)Lane's Cove (Rockport, Glouster), Massachusetts (46)
The Invisibles, Bonaire (311)Marine Room, S Dana Point - N La Jolla (132)Old Airport (North/South) MLCD / Shark Fin Rock, North Kona Coast (Keahole Pt. - Cook Pt./N. side of Kealakekua Bay) (227)Salvatierra Wreck, Isla del Espíritu Santo (119)Mt. Mutiny / Hi-8 (Makongi Island), Bligh Water (248)Nubble Light, York, Maine (46)
Green/Yellow Submarine, Bonaire (307)La Jolla Cove- general area, S Dana Point - N La Jolla (132)Turtle Heaven, North Kona Coast (Keahole Pt. - Cook Pt./N. side of Kealakekua Bay) (224)Lighthouse, Isla San Pedro Nolasco (117)Anthias Avenue (Gau Island), Other Fiji Islands (242)Pebble Beach (Rockport), Massachusetts (39)
Red Slave, Bonaire (299)Sund Rock North Wall Marine Preserve, Quatsap Pt. and Misery Pt. - Potlatch State Park (128)Lone Tree Arch/Freeze Face Cave, North Kona Coast (Keahole Pt. - Cook Pt./N. side of Kealakekua Bay) (224)Devil's Crown, Devil's Crown (116)Mellow Yellow ( Vatu-i-ra ), Bligh Water (233)Avery Point (Groton), Connecticut (35)
Molasses Reef, Key Largo Oceanside (including Tavernier) (283)Seacrest Park Cove 2 (Alki), West Seattle Area (127)Place of Refuge/Puuhonua o Honaunau/Two Step, South Kona Coast (Cook Pt./Kealakekua Bay - Ka Lae/South Point) (224)El Lavador, Las Animas, Isla Salsipuedes, Isla las Animas, y Isla San Lore (114)Mushrooms I and II (South Save-a-tack), Namena Marine Reserve and Namenalala Island (233)Folly Cove - Right Wall (Cape Ann), Massachusetts (33)
Top 25 Most Active Surveyors
Peter Leahy (2742)Georgia Arrow (795)Patricia Richardson (909)Richard Baker (477)Dave Grenda (122)Joseph Mangiafico (141)
Linda Baker (2131)Janna Nichols (685)MJ Farr (865)Karen Vactor (172)Janet Eyre (48)Clive R. Wood (91)
Dave Grenda (2038)Rhoda Green (548)Don Judy (709)Pam Wade (134)Kreg Martin (35)Eric Heupel (91)
Franklin Neal (1547)Thomas Nicodemus (510)Janet Eyre (584)Beth Bruton (124)Lillian Kenney (27)Jason D. Feick (80)
Michael Phelan (1452)Kawika Chetron (487)Kathleen Malasky (570)Brice Semmens (111)Barbara Anderson (25)Michael Murphy (79)
Dee Scarr (1287)Valerie Lyttle (464)Rick Long (490)Walter Briney (85)MJ Farr (25)Suzanne Rose (76)
Laddie Akins (1252)Claude Nichols (448)Judith Cucco (450)Sandra Percell (83)Leslie Whaylen Clift (20)John Feehan (71)
Linda Schillinger (1244)Randall Tyle (448)Fred Litt (376)Robert Reavis (80)Neil Ericsson (19)Amy Maurer (70)
Lillian Kenney (1149)John Wolfe (438)Karen Ella Levy (277)Dave Grenda (72)Martin Levy (18)Eileen Byrne (59)
Judie Clee (1147)Mike Delaney (388)Florence Bahr (263)Christy Semmens (62)Karen Florini (16)Jim Drew (54)
Linda Ridley (1125)Todd Cliff (380)Liz Foote (237)Jeff Holmes (60)Dennis Bensen (16)Scott Holland (48)
Sheryl Shea (1105)Phil Green (346)Michael Fausnaugh (213)Paul Humann (57)Christy Semmens (16)Stella Martin (44)
Bruce Purdy (1036)Stanley Kurowski (330)Nanette Harter (204)Jonathan Lavan (56)Gerard Powers (16)Ted Maney (38)
Rob McCall (958)Doug Biffard (327)Bob Ragains (147)Barbara Anderson (56)Donna Brown (15)Richard Curtin (36)
Joyce Schulke (818)Carl Gwinn (324)Douglas Harder (143)Martin Levy (56)Clare McEachin (15)Andrew Urh (32)
Douglas Harder (817)Tim Renz (304)Robin Newbold (138)Chris Ostrom (55)Jane Bixby (14)Peter Marck (32)
Patricia Chandler (802)Vince Furnari (284)Marc Adler (134)Daniel Richards (42)Sheryl Shea (14)Tom Bergendahl (32)
Leslie Whaylen Clift (797)David Jennings (279)Neil Rhoads (123)Lillian Kenney (41)Nancy Perez (14)Michael Patterson (31)
Phyllis Blackburn (747)Betty Bastai (267)Michele Vaughn (118)Alvaro Segura (38)Peter Fox (13)Michael MacDonald (22)
Jessica Armacost (663)Jackie De Haven (238)James Vaughn (118)Neil Ericsson (37)Cher Hager (12)John Irza (22)
David Kerridge (653)Keith Rootsaert (236)Lynn Hodgson (114)Karen Garcia (36)Margaret H Martin (12)Christopher Ranney (21)
Cathy Coughlin (629)Rachid Feretti (234)Dave Grenda (108)Karen Florini (36)Patricia Broom (12)Bob Michelson (19)
Tracey Griffin (617)Kirby Johnson (234)Michael Rineer (108)Patricia Broom (34)Brice Semmens (12)Holly Bourbon (19)
Tracy Siani (599)Doug Miller (233)Dennis Bensen (106)Warren Hinks III (32)Helen Davies (11)Brandy Derickson (17)
Jean Kirkpatrick (598)Robert Hillis (221)Kent Harder (105)Jessica Armacost (31)Andy Dehart (8)Anna Krowczynska (16)

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