Balloonfish - Porcupinefish (Diodon holocanthus)
Seen in 53.59% of all REEF surveys in the TEP region.

Dates: 1/1/93 - 5/30/25
Region: TEP
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Code | Name | N | Total | Expert | Novice | ||||||
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n | SF% | DEN | n | SF% | DEN | n | SF% | DEN | |||
1 | PACIFICO NORTE (North Pacific) | 147 | 7 | 4.76 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4.76 | 1.29 |
17 | Punta Marquez - Punta San Cristobal | 4 | 3 | 75 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 1.67 |
1706 | Punta San Pedro | 2 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 1 |
1713 | Isla Santa Margarita | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 2 |
1901 | Guadalupe Island | 21 | 3 | 14.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14.29 | 1 |
2 | ALTO GOLFO DE CALIFORNIA | 1507 | 286 | 18.98 | 1.4 | 40 | 22.73 | 1.35 | 246 | 18.48 | 1.41 |
21 | NORTHWEST (BAJA) SIDE | 1165 | 267 | 22.92 | 1.39 | 40 | 25.64 | 1.35 | 227 | 22.5 | 1.4 |
215 | Punta Bluff-Punta de las Animas | 618 | 117 | 18.93 | 1.45 | 15 | 17.24 | 1.47 | 102 | 19.21 | 1.45 |
2152 | Punta Remedios | 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
2154 | Isla Angel de la Guarda | 529 | 113 | 21.36 | 1.44 | 13 | 19.4 | 1.46 | 100 | 21.65 | 1.43 |
2155 | Bahia de los Angeles | 87 | 3 | 3.45 | 1.67 | 2 | 10 | 1.5 | 1 | 1.49 | 2 |
216 | Bahia de San Rafael-Bahia San Francisquito | 406 | 140 | 34.48 | 1.35 | 23 | 44.23 | 1.3 | 117 | 33.05 | 1.36 |
2162 | Isla Partida | 20 | 10 | 50 | 1.3 | 2 | 100 | 1.5 | 8 | 44.44 | 1.25 |
2163 | Isla Raza | 1 | 1 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 1 |
2164 | Isla Salsipuedes, Isla las Animas, Isla San Lorenzo | 366 | 127 | 34.7 | 1.35 | 21 | 42 | 1.29 | 106 | 33.54 | 1.37 |
2167 | Isla San Esteban (Isla Turon) | 19 | 2 | 10.53 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.53 | 1.5 |
217 | Isla Ventana | 42 | 2 | 4.76 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.41 | 1.5 |
218 | Punta El Pescador | 99 | 8 | 8.08 | 1.25 | 2 | 16.67 | 1 | 6 | 6.9 | 1.33 |
22 | Alto Golfo este | 342 | 19 | 5.56 | 1.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5.9 | 1.58 |
220 | Bahia de Adair-Cabo Lobos | 295 | 2 | 0.68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.73 | 1 |
2203 | Punta Peñasco | 279 | 2 | 0.72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.77 | 1 |
221 | Punta de Quino-Punta Chueca (incl Isla Tiburon) | 47 | 17 | 36.17 | 1.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 36.17 | 1.65 |
2211 | El Desemboque | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2 |
2219 | Isla Tiburón | 46 | 16 | 34.78 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 34.78 | 1.63 |
3 | CENTRO GOLFO DE CALIFORNIA | 2977 | 2368 | 79.54 | 2.01 | 456 | 85.71 | 2.02 | 1912 | 78.2 | 2.01 |
31 | Punta San Gabriel - Punta San Carlos | 373 | 249 | 66.76 | 1.68 | 38 | 86.36 | 1.66 | 211 | 64.13 | 1.68 |
3108 | Isla San Pedro Mártir | 372 | 249 | 66.94 | 1.68 | 38 | 86.36 | 1.66 | 211 | 64.33 | 1.68 |
33 | Caleta Santa Maria - Isla Santa Ines | 43 | 31 | 72.09 | 1.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 72.09 | 1.52 |
3307 | Isla Tortugas | 43 | 31 | 72.09 | 1.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 72.09 | 1.52 |
34 | Punta Prieta - Punta Cabeza Mechuda (and Islands) | 795 | 682 | 85.79 | 2.08 | 127 | 88.19 | 2.07 | 555 | 85.25 | 2.08 |
3402 | Bahía Concepción | 2 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 1 |
3403 | Punta Concepción (Conception Point) | 14 | 10 | 71.43 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 71.43 | 1.9 |
3407 | Punta Púlpito | 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
3410 | Punta Mercenarios area | 10 | 8 | 80 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 1.63 |
3411 | Punta Mangles | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 0 |
3414 | Isla San Ildefonso | 62 | 44 | 70.97 | 1.74 | 20 | 83.33 | 1.7 | 24 | 63.16 | 1.77 |
3415 | Isla Coronados and Loreto | 56 | 52 | 92.86 | 2.31 | 12 | 100 | 2.58 | 40 | 90.91 | 2.23 |
3416 | Isla Del Carmen | 23 | 20 | 86.96 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 86.96 | 2.11 |
3417 | Puerto Escondido | 4 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 |
3418 | Punta Candeleros | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 2.5 |
3419 | Punta San Pasquel and Punta Marcial - Punta Cabeza Mechuda | 3 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 3 |
3420 | Isla Danzante Primero | 65 | 60 | 92.31 | 2 | 17 | 94.44 | 2 | 43 | 91.49 | 2 |
3421 | Roca Las Caleras | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2 |
3423 | Isla Monserrat | 4 | 4 | 100 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 2.5 |
3424 | Isla Santa Catalina | 4 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 2 |
3426 | Isla San Diego | 55 | 53 | 96.36 | 2.45 | 8 | 100 | 2.13 | 45 | 95.74 | 2.51 |
3428 | Isla Las Animas | 269 | 231 | 85.87 | 1.93 | 46 | 88.46 | 1.96 | 185 | 85.25 | 1.92 |
3429 | Isla San José | 97 | 92 | 94.85 | 2.52 | 13 | 100 | 2.69 | 79 | 94.05 | 2.49 |
3430 | Isla San Francisco | 106 | 85 | 80.19 | 1.94 | 11 | 68.75 | 2 | 74 | 82.22 | 1.93 |
3432 | See 3410 (was Punta Mencenares) | 10 | 8 | 80 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 80 | 1.63 |
35 | Punta Cabeza Mechuda - Punta San Lorenzo | 884 | 730 | 82.58 | 2.24 | 114 | 95.8 | 2.35 | 616 | 80.52 | 2.21 |
3503 | Bahía de La Paz | 17 | 13 | 76.47 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 76.47 | 1.67 |
3506 | Espiritu Santo - La Partida - Los Islotes | 867 | 717 | 82.7 | 2.25 | 114 | 95.8 | 2.35 | 603 | 80.61 | 2.22 |
36 | Punta Granito - Bahia San Pedro | 35 | 17 | 48.57 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 50 | 1.5 |
3602 | Bahía Kino | 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
3606 | Himalaya Bay | 32 | 16 | 50 | 1.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 51.61 | 1.47 |
37 | Punta San Antonio - Cabo Arco | 846 | 659 | 77.9 | 1.85 | 177 | 79.02 | 1.84 | 482 | 77.49 | 1.85 |
3701 | Isla San Pedro Nolasco | 389 | 340 | 87.4 | 1.89 | 77 | 92.77 | 1.87 | 263 | 85.95 | 1.9 |
3704 | Puerto San Carlos | 457 | 319 | 69.8 | 1.81 | 100 | 70.92 | 1.82 | 219 | 69.3 | 1.8 |
4 | BAJO GOLFO DE CALIFORNIA | 795 | 640 | 80.5 | 2.17 | 57 | 85.07 | 1.98 | 583 | 80.08 | 2.19 |
41 | Bajo West Punta Coyote-Cabo Falso | 760 | 615 | 80.92 | 2.14 | 57 | 85.07 | 1.98 | 558 | 80.52 | 2.16 |
4101 | Punta Coyote | 3 | 2 | 66.67 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | 2.5 |
4102 | Bahía La Ventana | 2 | 2 | 100 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 1.5 |
4105 | Punta Perico, East Cape | 45 | 42 | 93.33 | 2.43 | 2 | 66.67 | 2 | 40 | 95.24 | 2.45 |
4106 | Arrecife de las Focas | 7 | 6 | 85.71 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 85.71 | 1.83 |
4107 | Isla Ceralvo | 320 | 285 | 89.06 | 2.11 | 35 | 85.37 | 2.09 | 250 | 89.61 | 2.11 |
4109 | Bahía de Los Muertos | 6 | 5 | 83.33 | 3.2 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 4 | 80 | 3.25 |
4110 | Punta Pescadero | 39 | 36 | 92.31 | 2.25 | 3 | 100 | 2 | 33 | 91.67 | 2.27 |
4114 | Cabo Pulmo Marine Park | 185 | 132 | 71.35 | 2.17 | 7 | 77.78 | 2 | 125 | 71.02 | 2.18 |
4115 | Los Frailes | 34 | 22 | 64.71 | 1.86 | 5 | 83.33 | 1.4 | 17 | 60.71 | 2 |
4117 | Arroyo de la Vinorama | 6 | 3 | 50 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 1.67 |
4120 | Banco Gorda / Gorda Bank (Inside/Outside) / Banco Gorda de Adentra | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 2 |
4122 | Punta Palmillas | 39 | 29 | 74.36 | 1.62 | 4 | 100 | 1.5 | 25 | 71.43 | 1.64 |
4123 | Bahia y Cabo San Lucas (incl Cabeza Ballena) | 71 | 49 | 69.01 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 69.01 | 2.38 |
46 | Barra Mexcaltitlan-Punta Montago | 7 | 5 | 71.43 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 71.43 | 2.2 |
4612 | Isla Isabela | 6 | 4 | 66.67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66.67 | 2 |
4616 | Ensenada Litigu | 1 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 3 |
47 | Bahia de Banderas-Las Tres Marietas | 28 | 20 | 71.43 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 71.43 | 2.9 |
4701 | Bahía de Banderas | 5 | 4 | 80 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 2.5 |
4702 | Los Arcos | 1 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 3 |
4703 | Punta Tabo | 1 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 3 |
4708 | Las Tres Marietas | 19 | 12 | 63.16 | 3.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 63.16 | 3.08 |
4709 | Chimo | 2 | 2 | 100 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 2.5 |
5 | PACIFICO CENTRO-SUR | 1197 | 702 | 58.65 | 2.54 | 32 | 44.44 | 1.5 | 670 | 59.56 | 2.59 |
51 | Mainland Mexico | 600 | 474 | 79 | 2.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 474 | 79 | 2.97 |
5103 | s Pta El Carrizal - Pta Tejupan | 526 | 433 | 82.32 | 3.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 433 | 82.32 | 3.05 |
5105 | s Bahia Bufadero - Pta Descenso | 18 | 5 | 27.78 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 27.78 | 2.2 |
5106 | s Pta Descenso - Playa San Luis | 11 | 2 | 18.18 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18.18 | 1.5 |
5108 | s Playa El Dorado - Lag. Chautengo | 10 | 9 | 90 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 90 | 2.67 |
5110 | s Laguna Corralero - Puerto Escondido | 2 | 2 | 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 3 |
5111 | s Puerto Escondido - Bahias de Huatulco | 27 | 19 | 70.37 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 70.37 | 1.95 |
5112 | s. Bahia Huatulco - Salina Cruz | 6 | 4 | 66.67 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66.67 | 2 |
53 | Revillagigedo Islands | 597 | 228 | 38.19 | 1.65 | 32 | 44.44 | 1.5 | 196 | 37.33 | 1.68 |
5301 | Socorro Island | 308 | 122 | 39.61 | 1.7 | 14 | 42.42 | 1.29 | 108 | 39.27 | 1.76 |
5302 | San Benedicto Island | 283 | 104 | 36.75 | 1.59 | 16 | 45.71 | 1.63 | 88 | 35.48 | 1.58 |
5304 | Clarion Island | 4 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | Central America | 1320 | 615 | 46.59 | 2.05 | 53 | 89.83 | 2 | 562 | 44.57 | 2.06 |
65 | Costa Rica | 1094 | 516 | 47.17 | 2.15 | 44 | 97.78 | 2.14 | 472 | 45 | 2.15 |
6501 | Conventillos - Playa del Coco | 318 | 247 | 77.67 | 2.3 | 36 | 100 | 2.11 | 211 | 74.82 | 2.33 |
6502 | s. Playa del Coco - San Juanillo | 207 | 159 | 76.81 | 2.25 | 8 | 88.89 | 2.25 | 151 | 76.26 | 2.24 |
6504 | s. Caletas - Pta. Corralillo | 226 | 54 | 23.89 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 23.89 | 1.67 |
6505 | Golfo de Nicoya (Pta. Corralillo - Caldera) | 11 | 4 | 36.36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 36.36 | 2 |
6506 | s. Caldera - Quepos | 3 | 2 | 66.67 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 66.67 | 1.5 |
6507 | s. Quepos - Pta. Mala | 54 | 10 | 18.52 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 18.52 | 1.38 |
6508 | Peninsula de Osa (s. Pta. Mala - Bajo Sucio) | 69 | 13 | 18.84 | 2.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 18.84 | 2.23 |
6510 | Cocos Island | 204 | 27 | 13.24 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 13.24 | 1.46 |
66 | Panama | 226 | 99 | 43.81 | 1.53 | 9 | 64.29 | 1.33 | 90 | 42.45 | 1.55 |
6601 | Pta. Burica - Pta. Cativo | 215 | 94 | 43.72 | 1.48 | 9 | 64.29 | 1.33 | 85 | 42.29 | 1.5 |
6604 | n. of Pta. Mala - Pta. Chame | 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.33 | 4 |
6605 | e. of Pta. Chame - Pta. del Credo | 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 2 |
6606 | Archipielago de las Perlas | 6 | 3 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 2 |
7 | Galapagos Islands | 833 | 87 | 10.44 | 1.24 | 9 | 7.63 | 1.11 | 78 | 10.91 | 1.26 |
71 | Northern Islands | 407 | 8 | 1.97 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2.23 | 1.14 |
7101 | Darwin | 213 | 6 | 2.82 | 1.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3.11 | 1.17 |
7102 | Wolfe / Isla Wolf | 193 | 1 | 0.52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.61 | 1 |
73 | Isla Fernandina | 31 | 2 | 6.45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
7302 | Cape Douglas | 28 | 2 | 7.14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.33 | 1 |
74 | Isla Isabela | 113 | 24 | 21.24 | 1.09 | 5 | 21.74 | 1 | 19 | 21.11 | 1.11 |
7402 | Pt Abermarle - Cabo Marshall | 35 | 3 | 8.57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9.68 | 1 |
7404 | Pta Vicente Roca | 45 | 12 | 26.67 | 1.09 | 2 | 20 | 1 | 10 | 28.57 | 1.11 |
7407 | Elizabeth Bay | 3 | 2 | 66.67 | 1.5 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 |
7408 | Punta Cristobal (Isla Isabela) | 14 | 7 | 50 | 1 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 55.56 | 1 |
75 | Santiago and Surrounding Islands | 62 | 5 | 8.06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9.26 | 1 |
7504 | Cousins | 57 | 5 | 8.77 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.2 | 1 |
76 | Isla Santa Cruz | 156 | 27 | 17.31 | 1.41 | 2 | 8.7 | 1.5 | 25 | 18.8 | 1.4 |
7601 | Pinzon | 29 | 8 | 27.59 | 1.38 | 2 | 28.57 | 1.5 | 6 | 27.27 | 1.33 |
7603 | Seymour | 49 | 11 | 22.45 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 26.19 | 1.55 |
7604 | Baltra | 6 | 2 | 33.33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | 1 |
7605 | Gordon Rock and Bartolomeo Island | 46 | 5 | 10.87 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13.51 | 1.4 |
7608 | Puerto Ayora | 10 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
77 | Isla San Cristobal | 16 | 5 | 31.25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 31.25 | 1 |
7700 | San Cristobal and nearby islands | 14 | 5 | 35.71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 35.71 | 1 |
78 | Isla Floreana / Santa Maria | 33 | 12 | 36.36 | 1.45 | 2 | 28.57 | 1 | 10 | 38.46 | 1.56 |
7802 | Devil's Crown | 12 | 4 | 33.33 | 1.25 | 2 | 100 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 1.5 |
7803 | Champion Island | 9 | 2 | 22.22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | 2 |
7804 | Isla Enderby | 7 | 4 | 57.14 | 1.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 66.67 | 1.67 |
79 | Isla Espanola | 11 | 3 | 27.27 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.33 | 1.33 |
7902 | Gardner | 11 | 3 | 27.27 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.33 | 1.33 |
8 | South America | 12 | 4 | 33.33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 33.33 | 2 |
81 | Colombia | 11 | 3 | 27.27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27.27 | 2 |
8101 | Malpelo Island | 11 | 3 | 27.27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 27.27 | 2 |
82 | Ecuador | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2 |
8201 | Isla de la Plata | 1 | 1 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 2 |