Region: PAC
Geographic Zones: Monterey Bay Aquarium
Survey Types: Fish Only, Invertebrates Only, Fish & Invertebrates
Dates: 1/1/93 - 11/8/24
Total Surveys: 94
#Species Reported: 121
Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 23.52
Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 18.73
Survey Type: FO = Fish Only; IO = Invertebrates Only; FI = Fish & Invertebrates - How to interpret REEF data?
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Surveys | Bottom Time | |||||||
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Expert | Novice | |||||||
Code | Name | FO | IO | FI | FO | IO | FI | (H:M) |
4 | California | 16 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 32 | 81:33 |
41 | NORTHERN CALIFORNIA | 16 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 32 | 81:33 |
4114 | S Davenport - Point Lobos Reserve | 16 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 32 | 81:33 |
411402 | Breakwater - Pt Pinos | 16 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 32 | 81:33 |
4114023 | Monterey Bay Aquarium | 16 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 32 | 81:33 |
41140231 | Aquarium Pipe | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 22:27 |
41140232 | Aquarium Reef | 11 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 1 | 27 | 58:26 |
41140233 | Mile Buoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:40 |
TOTALS | 16 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 1 | 32 | 81:33 |
Species
%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
Bar length corresponds to sighting frequency
Color saturation corresponds to density score
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Bar length corresponds to sighting frequency
Color saturation corresponds to density score
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Giant Kelp - Algae
(Macrocystis integrifolia / pyrifera)
(Macrocystis integrifolia / pyrifera)
Bat Star - Echinoderms
(Asterina miniata)
(Asterina miniata)
Kelp Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes atrovirens)
(Sebastes atrovirens)
Giant Spined Star - Echinoderms
(Pisaster giganteus)
(Pisaster giganteus)
Painted Greenling - Greenling
(Oxylebius pictus)
(Oxylebius pictus)
Purple Urchin - Echinoderms
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
Tube-dwelling Anemone - Cnidarians
(Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
(Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
Blackeye Goby - Goby
(Rhinogobiops nicholsii)
(Rhinogobiops nicholsii)
Sea Lemon - Mollusks
(Peltodoris nobilis)
(Peltodoris nobilis)
Strawberry Anemone - Cnidarians
(Corynactis californica)
(Corynactis californica)
Black Perch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca jacksoni)
(Embiotoca jacksoni)
Gumboot Chiton - Mollusks
(Cryptochiton stelleri)
(Cryptochiton stelleri)
Leather Star - Echinoderms
(Dermasterias imbricata)
(Dermasterias imbricata)
Kellet's Whelk - Mollusks
(Kelletia kelletii)
(Kelletia kelletii)
Light-bulb Tunicate - Urochordates
(Clavelina huntsmani)
(Clavelina huntsmani)
Orange Puffball Sponge - Poriferans
(Tethya aurantia)
(Tethya aurantia)
Striped Seaperch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca lateralis)
(Embiotoca lateralis)
Pile Perch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus vacca)
(Rhacochilus vacca)
Feather Duster Worm (E. polymorpha) - Annelids
(Eudistylia polymorpha)
(Eudistylia polymorpha)
Orange Cup Coral - Cnidarians
(Balanophyllia elegans)
(Balanophyllia elegans)
Warty Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus parvimensis)
(Parastichopus parvimensis)
Blue Rockfish - generic ID - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes mystinus/diaconus)
(Sebastes mystinus/diaconus)
Kelp Greenling - Greenling
(Hexagrammos decagrammus)
(Hexagrammos decagrammus)
Spiny Brittlestar - Echinoderms
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
Juvenile (YOY) Rockfish - Unidentified - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes sp. (YOY))
(Sebastes sp. (YOY))
Lingcod - Greenling
(Ophiodon elongatus)
(Ophiodon elongatus)
Black-and-Yellow Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes chrysomelas)
(Sebastes chrysomelas)
Lacy Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Phidolopora pacifica)
(Phidolopora pacifica)
San Diego Dorid / Leopard Dorid - Mollusks
(Diaulula sandiegensis / odonoghuei)
(Diaulula sandiegensis / odonoghuei)
Coonstripe Shrimp - Arthropods
(Pandalus danae / gurneyi)
(Pandalus danae / gurneyi)
Rock Scallop - Mollusks
(Crassadoma gigantea)
(Crassadoma gigantea)
Gopher Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes carnatus)
(Sebastes carnatus)
Senorita - Wrasse
(Oxyjulis californica)
(Oxyjulis californica)
Cabezon - Sculpin
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
Red Sea Urchin - Echinoderms
(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
Speckled Sanddab - Lefteye Flounder
(Citharichthys stigmaeus)
(Citharichthys stigmaeus)
California Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus californicus)
(Parastichopus californicus)
Cobalt Sponge - Poriferans
(Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta)
(Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta)
Masking/Sheep Crab - Arthropods
(Loxorthynchus crispatus (L. grandis))
(Loxorthynchus crispatus (L. grandis))
White-spotted Anemone - Cnidarians
(Urticina sp.)
(Urticina sp.)
Black Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes melanops)
(Sebastes melanops)
Olive Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serranoides)
(Sebastes serranoides)
Red Turban Snail - Mollusks
(Lithopoma gibberosum)
(Lithopoma gibberosum)
Copper Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes caurinus)
(Sebastes caurinus)
Kelp Perch - Surfperch
(Brachyistius frenatus)
(Brachyistius frenatus)
Rubberlip Seaperch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus toxotes)
(Rhacochilus toxotes)
Giant Keyhole Limpet - Mollusks
(Megathura crenulata)
(Megathura crenulata)
Opalescent Nudibranch - Mollusks
(Hermissenda crassicornis / opalescens)
(Hermissenda crassicornis / opalescens)
Northern Staghorn Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Heteropora pacifica)
(Heteropora pacifica)
Kelp Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax clathratus)
(Paralabrax clathratus)
Snubnose Sculpin - Sculpin
(Orthonopias triacis)
(Orthonopias triacis)
Fluted Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Primavelans insculpta)
(Primavelans insculpta)
California Sheephead - Wrasse
(Bodianus pulcher)
(Bodianus pulcher)
Stalked Tunicate - Urochordates
(Styela montereyensis)
(Styela montereyensis)
Sunflower Star - Echinoderms
(Pycnopodia helianthoides)
(Pycnopodia helianthoides)
Blue Rockfish (was Blue-blotched species) - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes mystinus)
(Sebastes mystinus)
Rainbow Seaperch - Surfperch
(Hypsurus caryi)
(Hypsurus caryi)
Red Volcano Sponge - Poriferans
(Acamus erithacus)
(Acamus erithacus)
Southern Staghorn Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Diaperoforma californica)
(Diaperoforma californica)
Coralline Sculpin - Sculpin
(Artedius corallinus)
(Artedius corallinus)
Treefish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serriceps)
(Sebastes serriceps)
Yellowtail Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes flavidus)
(Sebastes flavidus)
Northern Kelp Crab - Arthropods
(Pugettia producta)
(Pugettia producta)
Opaleye - Sea Chub
(Girella nigricans)
(Girella nigricans)
Red Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis rufescens)
(Haliotis rufescens)
Spanish Shawl - Mollusks
(Flabellina iodinea)
(Flabellina iodinea)
Blue / Deacon Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes mystinus / diaconus (YOY))
(Sebastes mystinus / diaconus (YOY))
Colonial Sand-tube Worm - Annelids
(Phragmatopoma californica)
(Phragmatopoma californica)
Bull Kelp - Algae
(Nereocystis luetkeana)
(Nereocystis luetkeana)
Red Sea Hare - Mollusks
(Aplysia californica)
(Aplysia californica)
Bocaccio Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes paucispinus (YOY))
(Sebastes paucispinus (YOY))
Canary Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes pinniger (YOY))
(Sebastes pinniger (YOY))
Olive Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serranoides (YOY))
(Sebastes serranoides (YOY))
Tubesnout - Tubesnout
(Aulorhynchus flavidus)
(Aulorhynchus flavidus)
Brown Rock Crab - Arthropods
(Cancer antennarius)
(Cancer antennarius)
Christmas Tree Worm - Annelids
(Spirobranchus spinosus)
(Spirobranchus spinosus)
Red Octopus - Mollusks
(Octopus rubescens)
(Octopus rubescens)
Blacksmith - Damselfish
(Chromis punctipinnis)
(Chromis punctipinnis)
Brown Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes auriculatus)
(Sebastes auriculatus)
Pacific Sanddab - Lefteye Flounder
(Citharichthys sordidus)
(Citharichthys sordidus)
Unidentified Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes sp.)
(Sebastes sp.)
Unidentified Surfperch - Surfperch
(Embiotocidae spp.)
(Embiotocidae spp.)
Vermilion Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes miniatus)
(Sebastes miniatus)
Halfbanded Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes semicinctus)
(Sebastes semicinctus)
Unidentified Kelpfish - Clinid
(Clinidae spp.)
(Clinidae spp.)
Vermilion Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes miniatus (YOY))
(Sebastes miniatus (YOY))
Wolf-eel - Wolffish
(Anarrhichthys ocellatus)
(Anarrhichthys ocellatus)
Northern Sea Palm - Algae
(Pterygophora californica)
(Pterygophora californica)
Red Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Leptogorgia chilensis)
(Leptogorgia chilensis)
Southern Sea Palm - Algae
(Eisenia arborea)
(Eisenia arborea)
Unidentified Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis sp.)
(Haliotis sp.)
White Urchin - Echinoderms
(Lytechinus anamesus)
(Lytechinus anamesus)
Barred Surfperch - Surfperch
(Amphistichus argenteus)
(Amphistichus argenteus)
Black Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes melanops (YOY))
(Sebastes melanops (YOY))
Calico Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes dalli)
(Sebastes dalli)
China Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes nebulosus)
(Sebastes nebulosus)
KGB Rockfish YOY (Kelp/Gopher/B&Y) - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes spp. YOY)
(Sebastes spp. YOY)
Rosy Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes rosaceus)
(Sebastes rosaceus)
Yellowtail Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes flavidus (YOY))
(Sebastes flavidus (YOY))
Bluebanded Goby - Goby
(Lythrypnus dalli)
(Lythrypnus dalli)
Bocaccio - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes paucispinis)
(Sebastes paucispinis)
Buffalo Sculpin - Sculpin
(Enophrys bison)
(Enophrys bison)
California Halibut - Lefteye Flounder
(Paralichthys californicus)
(Paralichthys californicus)
California Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena guttata)
(Scorpaena guttata)
Decorated Warbonnet - Prickleback
(Chirolophis decoratus)
(Chirolophis decoratus)
Giant Kelpfish - Clinid
(Heterostichus rostratus)
(Heterostichus rostratus)
Giant Sea Bass - Wreckfish
(Stereolepis gigas)
(Stereolepis gigas)
Halfmoon - Sea Chub
(Medialuna californiensis)
(Medialuna californiensis)
Monkeyface Prickleback - Prickleback
(Cebidichthys violaceus)
(Cebidichthys violaceus)
Northern Anchovy - Anchovy
(Engraulis mordax)
(Engraulis mordax)
Padded Sculpin - Sculpin
(Artedius fenestralis)
(Artedius fenestralis)
Red Irish Lord - Sculpin
(Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)
(Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)
Sailfin Sculpin - Sculpin
(Nautichthys oculofasciatus)
(Nautichthys oculofasciatus)
Sarcastic Fringehead - Blenny (pike, tube and flag)
(Neoclinus blanchardi)
(Neoclinus blanchardi)
Scalyhead Sculpin - Sculpin
(Artedius harringtoni)
(Artedius harringtoni)
Sharpnose Seaperch - Surfperch
(Phanerodon atripes)
(Phanerodon atripes)
Shiner Perch - Surfperch
(Cymatogaster aggregata)
(Cymatogaster aggregata)
Starry Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes constellatus)
(Sebastes constellatus)
Stripefin Ronquil (R. alleni) - Ronquil
(Rathbunella alleni)
(Rathbunella alleni)
Unidentified Flatfish - Lefteye Flounder
(Bothidae sp.)
(Bothidae sp.)
Unidentified Sculpin - Sculpin
(Cottidae spp.)
(Cottidae spp.)