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Geographic Zones: California - Zone 4 » SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Zone 42 » S Point Conception - N Point Heuneme - Zone 4201 » s. Pt. Conception - Santa Barbara - Zone 4201024 » Refugio State Beach - Zone 42010241

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

Dates: 1/1/93 - 10/20/25

Total Surveys: 237

#Species Reported: 163

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 20.43

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 20.40

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)
4California12201984210267:36
42SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA12201984210267:36
4201S Point Conception - N Point Heuneme12201984210267:36
4201024s. Pt. Conception - Santa Barbara12201984210267:36
42010241Refugio State Beach12201984210267:36
TOTALS12201984210267:36

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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Purple Urchin - Echinoderms
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
SF: 93.55% | DEN: 3.86
Bat Star - Echinoderms
(Patiria miniata)
SF: 90.32% | DEN: 3.18
Senorita - Wrasse
(Oxyjulis californica)
SF: 87.23% | DEN: 3.3
Pile Perch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus vacca)
SF: 84.68% | DEN: 2.26
Giant Kelp - Algae
(Macrocystis integrifolia / pyrifera)
SF: 83.87% | DEN: 3.42
Giant Spined Star - Echinoderms
(Pisaster giganteus)
SF: 80.65% | DEN: 3.24
Painted Greenling - Greenling
(Oxylebius pictus)
SF: 77.45% | DEN: 2.05
Chestnut Cowry - Mollusks
(Cypraea spadicea)
SF: 77.42% | DEN: 2.42
Feather Duster Worm (E. polymorpha) - Annelids
(Eudistylia polymorpha)
SF: 77.42% | DEN: 2.92
Black Perch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca jacksoni)
SF: 75.74% | DEN: 2.48
White Seaperch - Surfperch
(Phanerodon furcatus)
SF: 74.47% | DEN: 2.78
Kelp Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax clathratus)
SF: 72.34% | DEN: 2.36
Rainbow Seaperch - Surfperch
(Hypsurus caryi)
SF: 71.49% | DEN: 2.63
Red Sea Urchin - Echinoderms
(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
SF: 70.97% | DEN: 3.41
Kelp Perch - Surfperch
(Brachyistius frenatus)
SF: 70.64% | DEN: 2.42
Stalked Tunicate - Urochordates
(Styela montereyensis)
SF: 67.74% | DEN: 2.57
Blackeye Goby - Goby
(Rhinogobiops nicholsii)
SF: 67.66% | DEN: 2.15
Tube-dwelling Anemone - Cnidarians
(Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
SF: 64.52% | DEN: 2.5
Giant Keyhole Limpet - Mollusks
(Megathura crenulata)
SF: 61.29% | DEN: 1.95
Sea Lemon - Mollusks
(Peltodoris nobilis)
SF: 54.84% | DEN: 1.53
Strawberry Anemone - Cnidarians
(Corynactis californica)
SF: 54.84% | DEN: 0.35
Warty Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus parvimensis)
SF: 54.84% | DEN: 1.88
Cabezon - Longfin Sculpins
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
SF: 54.04% | DEN: 1.47
Giant Kelpfish - Clinid
(Heterostichus rostratus)
SF: 53.62% | DEN: 1.79
Lavender Sculpin - Marine Sculpins
(Leiocottus hirundo)
SF: 51.49% | DEN: 1.7
Speckled Sanddab - Sand Flounder
(Citharichthys stigmaeus)
SF: 49.79% | DEN: 1.89
Rubberlip Seaperch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus toxotes)
SF: 48.51% | DEN: 2.01
Northern Sea Palm - Algae
(Pterygophora californica)
SF: 48.39% | DEN: 3.73
Kellet's Whelk - Mollusks
(Kelletia kelletii)
SF: 45.16% | DEN: 2.43
Red Sea Hare - Mollusks
(Aplysia californica)
SF: 45.16% | DEN: 1.5
Spanish Shawl - Mollusks
(Flabellina iodinea)
SF: 41.94% | DEN: 1.62
Kelp Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes atrovirens)
SF: 40% | DEN: 1.84
Unidentified Pipefish - Pipefish & Seahorse
(Syngnathidae spp.)
SF: 39.57% | DEN: 1.77
Juvenile (YOY) Rockfish - Unidentified - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes sp. (YOY))
SF: 37.02% | DEN: 2.22
Masking/Sheep Crab - Arthropods
(Loxorthynchus crispatus (L. grandis))
SF: 35.48% | DEN: 1.55
Brown Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes auriculatus)
SF: 35.32% | DEN: 1.51
Olive Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serranoides)
SF: 35.32% | DEN: 1.8
California Golden Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Muricea californica)
SF: 32.26% | DEN: 1.6
Two-spot Octopus - Mollusks
(Octopus bimaculatus)
SF: 32.26% | DEN: 1.3
Barred Sand Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax nebulifer)
SF: 31.91% | DEN: 1.87
Dwarf Perch - Surfperch
(Micrometrus minimus)
SF: 27.23% | DEN: 2.23
Walleye Surfperch - Surfperch
(Hyperprosopon argenteum)
SF: 25.96% | DEN: 2.98
Spotted Kelpfish - Clinid
(Gibbonsia elegans)
SF: 25.11% | DEN: 1.36
Tubesnout - Tubesnout
(Aulorhynchus flavidus)
SF: 24.68% | DEN: 2.05
Shiner Perch - Surfperch
(Cymatogaster aggregata)
SF: 23.83% | DEN: 3.27
Snubnose Sculpin - Marine Sculpins
(Orthonopias triacis)
SF: 23.83% | DEN: 1.41
Black-and-Yellow Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes chrysomelas)
SF: 22.98% | DEN: 1.59
Red Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Leptogorgia chilensis)
SF: 22.58% | DEN: 1.29
Rock Scallop - Mollusks
(Crassadoma gigantea)
SF: 22.58% | DEN: 1.86
Wavy Turban Snail - Mollusks
(Lithopoma undosum)
SF: 22.58% | DEN: 2.71
Halfmoon - Sea Chub
(Medialuna californiensis)
SF: 22.55% | DEN: 2.11
Lingcod - Greenling
(Ophiodon elongatus)
SF: 22.55% | DEN: 1.51
Thornback - Guitarfish
(Platyrhinoidis triseriata)
SF: 20.85% | DEN: 1.18
C-O Sole - Righteye Flounder
(Pleuronichthys coenosus)
SF: 20.43% | DEN: 1.15
Rock Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres semicinctus)
SF: 20.43% | DEN: 2.13
Bat Ray - Eagle Ray
(Myliobatis californica)
SF: 19.57% | DEN: 1.39
Blacksmith - Damselfish
(Chromis punctipinnis)
SF: 19.57% | DEN: 2.54
Leather Star - Echinoderms
(Dermasterias imbricata)
SF: 19.35% | DEN: 2.17
Opalescent Nudibranch - Mollusks
(Hermissenda crassicornis / opalescens)
SF: 19.35% | DEN: 1.5
Grass Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes rastrelliger)
SF: 17.02% | DEN: 1.13
Brown Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Muricea fruticosa)
SF: 16.13% | DEN: 1.8
Eccentric Sand Dollar - Echinoderms
(Dendraster excentricus)
SF: 16.13% | DEN: 2.2
Spiny Brittlestar - Echinoderms
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
SF: 16.13% | DEN: 2.4
White Urchin - Echinoderms
(Lytechinus anamesus)
SF: 16.13% | DEN: 1.2
Bocaccio - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes paucispinis)
SF: 15.32% | DEN: 2.14
Copper Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes caurinus)
SF: 15.32% | DEN: 1.42
California Lizardfish - Lizardfish
(Synodus lucioceps)
SF: 14.47% | DEN: 1.79
Silversides spp. - Silverside
(Atherinidae spp.)
SF: 13.62% | DEN: 3.28
Topsmelt - Silverside
(Atherinops affinis)
SF: 13.62% | DEN: 3.72
California Halibut - Sand Flounder
(Paralichthys californicus)
SF: 13.19% | DEN: 1.26
Opaleye - Sea Chub
(Girella nigricans)
SF: 13.19% | DEN: 1.81
Reef Perch - Surfperch
(Micrometrus aurora)
SF: 13.19% | DEN: 1.94
California Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus californicus)
SF: 12.9% | DEN: 1.75
Pink Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis corrugata)
SF: 12.9% | DEN: 1
Angel Shark - Angel Shark
(Squatina californica)
SF: 12.77% | DEN: 1.23
California Sheephead - Wrasse
(Bodianus pulcher)
SF: 12.77% | DEN: 2.2
Gopher Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes carnatus)
SF: 12.34% | DEN: 1.48
Jacksmelt - Silverside
(Atherinopsis californiensis)
SF: 12.34% | DEN: 2.21
Pacific Sardine - Herring
(Sardinops sagax)
SF: 10.64% | DEN: 3.84
Unidentified Surfperch - Surfperch
(Embiotocidae spp.)
SF: 10.64% | DEN: 2.76
Swell Shark - Cat Shark
(Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
SF: 9.79% | DEN: 1.96
Colonial Sand-tube Worm - Annelids
(Phragmatopoma californica)
SF: 9.68% | DEN: 0.33
White-spotted Anemone - Cnidarians
(Urticina sp.)
SF: 9.68% | DEN: 1
Blue Rockfish - generic ID - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes mystinus/diaconus)
SF: 9.36% | DEN: 2.18
Kelp Greenling - Greenling
(Hexagrammos decagrammus)
SF: 8.94% | DEN: 1.52
Garibaldi - Damselfish
(Hypsypops rubicundus)
SF: 8.51% | DEN: 2.2
Vermilion Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes miniatus)
SF: 8.09% | DEN: 1.47
Sargo - Grunt
(Anisotremus davidsoni)
SF: 7.66% | DEN: 1.67
Unidentified Sculpin - Marine Sculpins
(Psychrolutidae spp.)
SF: 7.23% | DEN: 1.29
Brown Rock Crab - Arthropods
(Romaleon antennarium)
SF: 6.45% | DEN: 1.5
Christmas Tree Worm - Annelids
(Spirobranchus spinosus)
SF: 6.45% | DEN: 3
Northern Kelp Crab - Arthropods
(Pugettia producta)
SF: 6.45% | DEN: 1.5
Spiny Lobster - Arthropods
(Panulirus interruptus)
SF: 6.45% | DEN: 1.5
Sunflower Star - Echinoderms
(Pycnopodia helianthoides)
SF: 6.45% | DEN: 1.5
Unidentified Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes sp.)
SF: 6.38% | DEN: 1.87
Calico Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes dalli)
SF: 5.96% | DEN: 1.86
Coralline Sculpin - Marine Sculpins
(Artedius corallinus)
SF: 5.96% | DEN: 1
Leopard Shark - Requiem Shark
(Triakis semifasciata)
SF: 5.96% | DEN: 1.21
Shovelnose Guitarfish - Guitarfish
(Rhinobatos productus)
SF: 5.53% | DEN: 1.23
Gopher Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes carnatus (YOY))
SF: 5.11% | DEN: 2.42
Striped Seaperch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca lateralis)
SF: 5.11% | DEN: 1.5
Onespot Fringehead - Blenny (pike, tube and flag)
(Neoclinus uninotatus)
SF: 4.68% | DEN: 1.36
Bay Goby - Goby
(Lepidogobius lepidus)
SF: 4.26% | DEN: 1.9
Blue / Deacon Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes mystinus / diaconus (YOY))
SF: 4.26% | DEN: 1.7
Vermilion Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes miniatus (YOY))
SF: 4.26% | DEN: 1.9
Bocaccio Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes paucispinus (YOY))
SF: 3.83% | DEN: 2.78
Scalyhead Sculpin - Marine Sculpins
(Artedius harringtoni)
SF: 3.83% | DEN: 1.22
Olive Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serranoides (YOY))
SF: 3.4% | DEN: 2.25
Yellowfin Fringehead - Blenny (pike, tube and flag)
(Neoclinus stephensae)
SF: 3.4% | DEN: 1.25
Coonstripe Shrimp - Arthropods
(Pandalus danae / gurneyi)
SF: 3.23% | DEN: 3
Crowned Urchin - Echinoderms
(Centrostphanus coronatus)
SF: 3.23% | DEN: 2
Fluted Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Primavelans insculpta)
SF: 3.23% | DEN: 2
Lacy Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Phidolopora pacifica)
SF: 3.23% | DEN: 3
Oarweed - Algae
(Laminaria farlowii)
SF: 3.23% | DEN: 3
Orange Cup Coral - Cnidarians
(Balanophyllia elegans)
SF: 3.23% | DEN: 2
Orange Puffball Sponge - Poriferans
(Tethya aurantia)
SF: 3.23% | DEN: 1
Red Octopus - Mollusks
(Octopus rubescens)
SF: 3.23% | DEN: 1
Red Turban Snail - Mollusks
(Lithopoma gibberosum)
SF: 3.23% | DEN: 2
San Diego Dorid / Northern Leopard Dorid - Mollusks
(Diaulula sandiegensis / odonoghuei)
SF: 3.23% | DEN: 1
Plainfin Midshipman - Toadfish
(Porichthys notatus)
SF: 2.98% | DEN: 1
Wolf-eel - Wolffish
(Anarrhichthys ocellatus)
SF: 2.98% | DEN: 1
Black Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes melanops)
SF: 2.55% | DEN: 1.83
Brown Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes auriculatus (YOY))
SF: 2.55% | DEN: 1.17
Pacific Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena argentea)
SF: 2.55% | DEN: 3.33
Unidentified Flatfish - Righteye Flounder
(Flatfish sp.)
SF: 2.55% | DEN: 1.17
Buffalo Sculpin - Marine Sculpins
(Enophrys bison)
SF: 2.13% | DEN: 1
Crevice Kelpfish - Clinid
(Gibbonsia montereyensis)
SF: 2.13% | DEN: 1.2
Giant Sea Bass - Wreckfish
(Stereolepis gigas)
SF: 2.13% | DEN: 1.6
Jack Mackerel - Jack
(Trachurus symmetricus)
SF: 2.13% | DEN: 3.4
Copper Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes caurinus (YOY))
SF: 1.7% | DEN: 2
Horn Shark - Bullhead Shark
(Heterodontus francisci)
SF: 1.7% | DEN: 1
Northern Anchovy - Anchovy
(Engraulis mordax)
SF: 1.7% | DEN: 3.75
Sarcastic Fringehead - Blenny (pike, tube and flag)
(Neoclinus blanchardi)
SF: 1.7% | DEN: 1.25
Barred Surfperch - Surfperch
(Amphistichus argenteus)
SF: 1.28% | DEN: 1.67
California Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena guttata)
SF: 1.28% | DEN: 1
KGB Rockfish YOY (Kelp/Gopher/B&Y) - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes spp. YOY)
SF: 1.28% | DEN: 2.67
Round Stingray - Round Stingray
(Urolophus halleri)
SF: 1.28% | DEN: 1
Spotted Sand Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax maculatofasciatus)
SF: 1.28% | DEN: 1.33
Treefish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serriceps)
SF: 1.28% | DEN: 1.67
California Skate - Skate
(Raja inornata)
SF: 0.85% | DEN: 1
Diamond Turbot - Righteye Flounder
(Hypsopsetta guttulata)
SF: 0.85% | DEN: 1
Island Kelpfish - Labrisomids
(Alloclinus holderi)
SF: 0.85% | DEN: 1
Pacific Halibut - Righteye Flounder
(Hippoglossus stenolepis)
SF: 0.85% | DEN: 1.5
Spotfin surfperch - Surfperch
(Hyperprosopon anale)
SF: 0.85% | DEN: 2
Unidentified Kelpfish - Clinid
(Clinidae spp.)
SF: 0.85% | DEN: 1
White Seabass - Drum
(Atractoscion nobilis)
SF: 0.85% | DEN: 2
Bluebanded Goby - Goby
(Lythrypnus dalli)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1
California Clingfish - Clingfish
(Gobiesox rhessodon)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1
Canary Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes pinniger)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1
Chub Mackerel - Mackerel
(Scomber japonicus)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 4
Flag Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes rubrivinctus)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 2
Great Sculpin - Marine Sculpins
(Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1
Hornyhead Turbot - Righteye Flounder
(Pleuronichthys verticalis)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1
Kelp Gunnel - Gunnel
(Ulvicola sanctaerosae)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1
Ocean Whitefish - Tilefish
(Caulolatilus princeps)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 2
Pacific Sanddab - Sand Flounder
(Citharichthys sordidus)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 2
Padded Sculpin - Marine Sculpins
(Artedius fenestralis)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1
Pygmy Poacher - Poacher
(Odontopyxis trispinosa)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1
Rock Greenling - Greenling
(Hexagrammos lagocephalus)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 3
Rockpool Blenny - Combtooth Blenny
(Hypsoblennius gilberti)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 2
Southern Rock Sole - Righteye Flounder
(Lepidopsetta bilineata)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1
Southern Spearnose Poacher - Poacher
(Agonopsis sterletus)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1
Stripefin Ronquil (R. alleni) - Ronquil
(Rathbunella alleni)
SF: 0.43% | DEN: 1