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Geographic Zones: California - Zone 4 » SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Zone 42 » Southern Channel Islands - Zone 4203 » Santa Barbara - Zone 420301

Survey Types: Fish Only, Invertebrates Only, Fish & Invertebrates

Dates: 1/1/93 - 8/13/24

Total Surveys: 489

#Species Reported: 153

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 19.20

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 13.26

Survey Type: FO = Fish Only; IO = Invertebrates Only; FI = Fish & Invertebrates - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameFOIOFIFOIOFI(H:M)
4California80058303048347:30
42SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA80058303048347:30
4203Southern Channel Islands80058303048347:30
420301Santa Barbara80058303048347:30
42030102Landing Cove North Buoy804180221:53
42030103Landing Cove South Buoy601300229:19
42030104South East Side SBI901590243:04
42030105Sutil Island17011580465:53
42030106Elephant Seal Cove / East Elephant Seal501370132:33
42030107Sea Lion Rookery1109330945:36
42030108Cat Canyon903240332:23
42030109Hidden Reef701220119:47
42030110Arch Reef / Santa Barbara Arch607180223:03
42030111Shearwater Point2003002:53
42030112Ray Ridge0010000:46
42030113Cat Plateau, SE SBI0050024:48
42030114Maytag Point SE Sutil Island0050068:32
42030115Graveyard Caynon0040024:18
42030116Deckers0010001:04
42030117Southeast Reef0011033:31
42030118Arch Point0010022:20
42030119Shag Rock0000010:19
42030120Reserve Reef0010022:04
42030121Webster Point (Santa Barbara)0000010:45
42030122Kelp Skyline0000010:44
42030123Brittle Star Reef0010000:37
TOTALS80058303048347:30

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Garibaldi - Damselfish
(Hypsypops rubicundus)
SF: 85.48% | DEN: 2.49
Blacksmith - Damselfish
(Chromis punctipinnis)
SF: 85.07% | DEN: 3.49
California Sheephead - Wrasse
(Bodianus pulcher)
SF: 80.16% | DEN: 2.44
Senorita - Wrasse
(Oxyjulis californica)
SF: 79.14% | DEN: 3.1
Opaleye - Sea Chub
(Girella nigricans)
SF: 75.46% | DEN: 2.47
Purple Urchin - Echinoderms
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
SF: 73.58% | DEN: 3.28
Giant Kelp - Algae
(Macrocystis integrifolia / pyrifera)
SF: 70.75% | DEN: 3.27
Kelp Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax clathratus)
SF: 69.12% | DEN: 2.13
Blackeye Goby - Goby
(Rhinogobiops nicholsii)
SF: 65.64% | DEN: 2.64
Painted Greenling - Greenling
(Oxylebius pictus)
SF: 62.58% | DEN: 2.13
Rock Scallop - Mollusks
(Crassadoma gigantea)
SF: 59.43% | DEN: 2.1
Red Sea Urchin - Echinoderms
(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
SF: 58.49% | DEN: 3.32
Island Kelpfish - Labrisomids
(Alloclinus holderi)
SF: 56.24% | DEN: 2.28
Halfmoon - Sea Chub
(Medialuna californiensis)
SF: 56.03% | DEN: 2.36
Warty Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus parvimensis)
SF: 55.66% | DEN: 2.68
Bat Star - Echinoderms
(Asterina miniata)
SF: 53.77% | DEN: 2.81
Spiny Lobster - Arthropods
(Panulirus interruptus)
SF: 52.83% | DEN: 2.16
Giant Spined Star - Echinoderms
(Pisaster giganteus)
SF: 50.94% | DEN: 2.31
Wavy Turban Snail - Mollusks
(Lithopoma undosum)
SF: 49.06% | DEN: 2.25
Black Perch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca jacksoni)
SF: 48.26% | DEN: 2.12
Strawberry Anemone - Cnidarians
(Corynactis californica)
SF: 48.11% | DEN: 0.47
Red Sea Hare - Mollusks
(Aplysia californica)
SF: 47.17% | DEN: 2.32
California Golden Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Muricea californica)
SF: 42.45% | DEN: 2.36
Rock Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres semicinctus)
SF: 41.92% | DEN: 1.93
Crowned Urchin - Echinoderms
(Centrostphanus coronatus)
SF: 41.51% | DEN: 2.82
Red Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Leptogorgia chilensis)
SF: 39.62% | DEN: 2.45
Treefish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serriceps)
SF: 37.01% | DEN: 1.75
Giant Keyhole Limpet - Mollusks
(Megathura crenulata)
SF: 35.85% | DEN: 2
Southern Sea Palm - Algae
(Eisenia arborea)
SF: 33.02% | DEN: 2.91
Pile Perch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus vacca)
SF: 32.11% | DEN: 1.81
Chestnut Cowry - Mollusks
(Cypraea spadicea)
SF: 30.19% | DEN: 1.97
Orange Puffball Sponge - Poriferans
(Tethya aurantia)
SF: 28.3% | DEN: 2.23
Spiny Brittlestar - Echinoderms
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
SF: 26.42% | DEN: 3.39
Kelp Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes atrovirens)
SF: 24.95% | DEN: 1.69
Orange Cup Coral - Cnidarians
(Balanophyllia elegans)
SF: 23.58% | DEN: 2.84
Spanish Shawl - Mollusks
(Flabellina iodinea)
SF: 23.58% | DEN: 2
Snubnose Sculpin - Sculpin
(Orthonopias triacis)
SF: 22.49% | DEN: 1.83
Bat Ray - Eagle Ray
(Myliobatis californica)
SF: 21.47% | DEN: 1.29
Brown Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Muricea fruticosa)
SF: 20.75% | DEN: 1.86
Kelp Perch - Surfperch
(Brachyistius frenatus)
SF: 20.45% | DEN: 2.07
Ocean Whitefish - Tilefish
(Caulolatilus princeps)
SF: 20.25% | DEN: 2.03
White Urchin - Echinoderms
(Lytechinus anamesus)
SF: 19.81% | DEN: 2.1
Silversides spp. - Silverside
(Atherinidae spp.)
SF: 19.63% | DEN: 3.18
Black-and-Yellow Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes chrysomelas)
SF: 16.16% | DEN: 1.53
Juvenile (YOY) Rockfish - Unidentified - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes sp. (YOY))
SF: 15.34% | DEN: 2.19
California Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus californicus)
SF: 15.09% | DEN: 2.75
Olive Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serranoides)
SF: 14.93% | DEN: 1.86
California Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena guttata)
SF: 13.7% | DEN: 1.12
Giant Kelpfish - Clinid
(Heterostichus rostratus)
SF: 13.29% | DEN: 1.48
Christmas Tree Worm - Annelids
(Spirobranchus spinosus)
SF: 13.21% | DEN: 2.5
Rubberlip Seaperch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus toxotes)
SF: 12.27% | DEN: 1.78
Two-spot Octopus - Mollusks
(Octopus bimaculatus)
SF: 12.26% | DEN: 1.15
Kellet's Whelk - Mollusks
(Kelletia kelletii)
SF: 11.32% | DEN: 1.83
Southern Staghorn Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Diaperoforma californica)
SF: 11.32% | DEN: 2.83
Gopher Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes carnatus)
SF: 11.25% | DEN: 1.42
Cabezon - Sculpin
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
SF: 10.63% | DEN: 1.15
Tube-dwelling Anemone - Cnidarians
(Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
SF: 10.38% | DEN: 1.91
Blue Rockfish - generic ID - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes mystinus/diaconus)
SF: 9.61% | DEN: 1.98
Lacy Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Phidolopora pacifica)
SF: 9.43% | DEN: 2.4
Sunflower Star - Echinoderms
(Pycnopodia helianthoides)
SF: 9.43% | DEN: 1.7
Green Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis fulgens)
SF: 8.49% | DEN: 1.78
California Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax mordax)
SF: 7.36% | DEN: 1.11
Leather Star - Echinoderms
(Dermasterias imbricata)
SF: 6.6% | DEN: 2.14
Light-bulb Tunicate - Urochordates
(Clavelina huntsmani)
SF: 6.6% | DEN: 1.86
Striped Seaperch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca lateralis)
SF: 6.13% | DEN: 1.73
Bluebanded Goby - Goby
(Lythrypnus dalli)
SF: 5.93% | DEN: 2.62
Coralline Sculpin - Sculpin
(Artedius corallinus)
SF: 5.73% | DEN: 1.54
Jacksmelt - Silverside
(Atherinopsis californiensis)
SF: 5.11% | DEN: 3.12
Cobalt Sponge - Poriferans
(Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta)
SF: 4.72% | DEN: 0.8
Masking/Sheep Crab - Arthropods
(Loxorthynchus crispatus (L. grandis))
SF: 4.72% | DEN: 1.2
Purple Hydrocoral - Cnidarians
(Stylaster califrnicus)
SF: 4.72% | DEN: 3
Red Rock Shrimp - Arthropods
(Lysmata californica)
SF: 4.72% | DEN: 2.6
Red Turban Snail - Mollusks
(Lithopoma gibberosum)
SF: 4.72% | DEN: 2.6
Sea Lemon - Mollusks
(Peltodoris nobilis)
SF: 4.72% | DEN: 1.6
Speckled Sanddab - Lefteye Flounder
(Citharichthys stigmaeus)
SF: 4.7% | DEN: 1.83
Angel Shark - Angel Shark
(Squatina californica)
SF: 4.29% | DEN: 1.43
Grass Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes rastrelliger)
SF: 3.89% | DEN: 1.32
Colonial Sand-tube Worm - Annelids
(Phragmatopoma californica)
SF: 3.77% | DEN: 0.25
Eccentric Sand Dollar - Echinoderms
(Dendraster excentricus)
SF: 3.77% | DEN: 2.5
Feather Duster Worm (E. polymorpha) - Annelids
(Eudistylia polymorpha)
SF: 3.77% | DEN: 1.75
Northern Sea Palm - Algae
(Pterygophora californica)
SF: 3.77% | DEN: 3
Opalescent Nudibranch - Mollusks
(Hermissenda crassicornis / opalescens)
SF: 3.77% | DEN: 1
Pink Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis corrugata)
SF: 3.77% | DEN: 1.75
Red Volcano Sponge - Poriferans
(Acamus erithacus)
SF: 3.77% | DEN: 1.5
White-spotted Anemone - Cnidarians
(Urticina sp.)
SF: 3.77% | DEN: 2
Crevice Kelpfish - Clinid
(Gibbonsia montereyensis)
SF: 3.68% | DEN: 1.39
Zebra Goby - Goby
(Lythrypnus zebra)
SF: 3.68% | DEN: 1.56
Giant Sea Bass - Wreckfish
(Stereolepis gigas)
SF: 3.07% | DEN: 1.07
Lingcod - Greenling
(Ophiodon elongatus)
SF: 3.07% | DEN: 1.27
Rainbow Seaperch - Surfperch
(Hypsurus caryi)
SF: 3.07% | DEN: 1.8
Unidentified Sculpin - Sculpin
(Cottidae spp.)
SF: 3.07% | DEN: 1.8
Scalyhead Sculpin - Sculpin
(Artedius harringtoni)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1.71
Oarweed - Algae
(Laminaria farlowii)
SF: 2.83% | DEN: 3.67
Red Octopus - Mollusks
(Octopus rubescens)
SF: 2.83% | DEN: 2
Deepwater Blenny - Labrisomids
(Cryptotrema corallinum)
SF: 2.66% | DEN: 1.69
Leopard Shark - Requiem Shark
(Triakis semifasciata)
SF: 2.66% | DEN: 1.23
Horn Shark - Bullhead Shark
(Heterodontus francisci)
SF: 2.45% | DEN: 1.5
Vermilion Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes miniatus)
SF: 2.45% | DEN: 1.67
Kelp Greenling - Greenling
(Hexagrammos decagrammus)
SF: 2.25% | DEN: 2.09
Barred Sand Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax nebulifer)
SF: 2.04% | DEN: 1.9
Tubesnout - Tubesnout
(Aulorhynchus flavidus)
SF: 2.04% | DEN: 3.3
Unidentified Kelpfish - Clinid
(Clinidae spp.)
SF: 2.04% | DEN: 1.2
San Diego Dorid / Leopard Dorid - Mollusks
(Diaulula sandiegensis / odonoghuei)
SF: 1.89% | DEN: 1
Black Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes melanops)
SF: 1.84% | DEN: 1.78
Copper Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes caurinus)
SF: 1.84% | DEN: 1.22
Pacific Electric Ray - Electric Ray
(Torpedo californica)
SF: 1.84% | DEN: 1.33
C-O Sole - Righteye Flounder
(Pleuronichthys coenosus)
SF: 1.64% | DEN: 1.38
Jack Mackerel - Jack
(Trachurus symmetricus)
SF: 1.64% | DEN: 3.13
Sargo - Grunt
(Anisotremus davidsoni)
SF: 1.64% | DEN: 2
California Halibut - Lefteye Flounder
(Paralichthys californicus)
SF: 1.43% | DEN: 1
Rock Greenling - Greenling
(Hexagrammos lagocephalus)
SF: 1.43% | DEN: 1.71
Unidentified Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes sp.)
SF: 1.43% | DEN: 2.14
California Flyingfish - Flyingfish
(Cypselurus californicus)
SF: 1.23% | DEN: 2.17
Lavender Sculpin - Sculpin
(Leiocottus hirundo)
SF: 1.23% | DEN: 1
Walleye Surfperch - Surfperch
(Hyperprosopon argenteum)
SF: 1.23% | DEN: 2.17
Yellowtail - Jack
(Seriola lalandi)
SF: 1.23% | DEN: 1.83
Brown Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes auriculatus)
SF: 1.02% | DEN: 1.2
Shiner Perch - Surfperch
(Cymatogaster aggregata)
SF: 1.02% | DEN: 2.2
Spotted Cusk-eel - Cusk-Eel
(Chilara taylori)
SF: 1.02% | DEN: 1.6
White Seaperch - Surfperch
(Phanerodon furcatus)
SF: 1.02% | DEN: 1.8
Brown Rock Crab - Arthropods
(Romaleon antennarium)
SF: 0.94% | DEN: 1
Fluted Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Primavelans insculpta)
SF: 0.94% | DEN: 3
Lewis' Moonsnail - Mollusks
(Neverita lewisii)
SF: 0.94% | DEN: 3
Northern Kelp Crab - Arthropods
(Pugettia producta)
SF: 0.94% | DEN: 1
Red Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis rufescens)
SF: 0.94% | DEN: 2
Bocaccio - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes paucispinis)
SF: 0.82% | DEN: 2.5
Northern Anchovy - Anchovy
(Engraulis mordax)
SF: 0.82% | DEN: 3.5
Spotted Kelpfish - Clinid
(Gibbonsia elegans)
SF: 0.82% | DEN: 1
Yellowfin Fringehead - Blenny (pike, tube and flag)
(Neoclinus stephensae)
SF: 0.82% | DEN: 1
Zebraperch - Sea Chub
(Hermosilla azurea)
SF: 0.82% | DEN: 1.5
Roughback Sculpin - Sculpin
(Chitonotus pugetensis)
SF: 0.61% | DEN: 1.33
Spotted Sand Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax maculatofasciatus)
SF: 0.61% | DEN: 1.33
Topsmelt - Silverside
(Atherinops affinis)
SF: 0.61% | DEN: 4
Barred Surfperch - Surfperch
(Amphistichus argenteus)
SF: 0.41% | DEN: 1.5
Blue Shark - Requiem Shark
(Prionace glauca)
SF: 0.41% | DEN: 1
Pacific Sardine - Herring
(Sardinops sagax)
SF: 0.41% | DEN: 3.5
Padded Sculpin - Sculpin
(Artedius fenestralis)
SF: 0.41% | DEN: 1
Plainfin Midshipman - Toadfish
(Porichthys notatus)
SF: 0.41% | DEN: 1
Unidentified Surfperch - Surfperch
(Embiotocidae spp.)
SF: 0.41% | DEN: 2
White Seabass - Drum
(Atractoscion nobilis)
SF: 0.41% | DEN: 2
Bluebanded Ronquil (R. hypoplecta) - Ronquil
(Rathbunella hypoplecta)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 1
Calico Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes dalli)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 2
Finescale Triggerfish - Leatherjacket
(Balistes polylepis)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 1
Northern Clingfish - Clingfish
(Gobiesox maeandricus)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 2
Pacific Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena argentea)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 2
Pacific Sanddab - Lefteye Flounder
(Citharichthys sordidus)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 2
Rainbow Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaenodes xyris)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 1
Roughcheek Sculpin - Sculpin
(Ruscarius creaseri)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 2
Spotted Turbot - Righteye Flounder
(Pleuronichthys ritteri)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 1
Sturgeon Poacher - Poacher
(Podothecus accipenserinus)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 2
Swell Shark - Cat Shark
(Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 1
Unidentified Flatfish - Lefteye Flounder
(Bothidae sp.)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 1
Yellowtail Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes flavidus)
SF: 0.2% | DEN: 3