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Region: PAC

Geographic Zones: California - Zone 4 » SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Zone 42 » S Point Fermin - N Dana Point - Zone 4205 » Laguna Beach - Zone 420504 » Crescent Bay - Zone 42050402

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

Dates: 1/1/93 - 11/27/25

Total Surveys: 37

#Species Reported: 98

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 30.78

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 15.11

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)
4California009911833:10
42SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA009911833:10
4205S Point Fermin - N Dana Point009911833:10
420504Laguna Beach009911833:10
42050402Crescent Bay009911833:10
TOTALS009911833:10

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Color saturation corresponds to density score
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Garibaldi - Damselfish
(Hypsypops rubicundus)
SF: 94.44% | DEN: 2.88
California Sheephead - Wrasse
(Bodianus pulcher)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.57
Blacksmith - Damselfish
(Chromis punctipinnis)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.96
Senorita - Wrasse
(Oxyjulis californica)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.44
Kelp Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax clathratus)
SF: 69.44% | DEN: 2.48
Purple Urchin - Echinoderms
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
SF: 67.86% | DEN: 2.74
Rock Scallop - Mollusks
(Crassadoma gigantea)
SF: 64.29% | DEN: 2.33
Rock Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres semicinctus)
SF: 61.11% | DEN: 2.27
Giant Kelp - Algae
(Macrocystis integrifolia / pyrifera)
SF: 60.71% | DEN: 2.88
Spiny Lobster - Arthropods
(Panulirus interruptus)
SF: 60.71% | DEN: 2.47
Barred Sand Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax nebulifer)
SF: 55.56% | DEN: 1.65
Brown Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Muricea fruticosa)
SF: 53.57% | DEN: 2.2
California Golden Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Muricea californica)
SF: 53.57% | DEN: 2.93
Black Perch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca jacksoni)
SF: 52.78% | DEN: 1.74
Halfmoon - Sea Chub
(Medialuna californiensis)
SF: 52.78% | DEN: 2.21
Opaleye - Sea Chub
(Girella nigricans)
SF: 52.78% | DEN: 2.21
Warty Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus parvimensis)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.79
Crowned Urchin - Echinoderms
(Centrostphanus coronatus)
SF: 39.29% | DEN: 2.18
Red Rock Shrimp - Arthropods
(Lysmata californica)
SF: 39.29% | DEN: 2.09
Wavy Turban Snail - Mollusks
(Lithopoma undosum)
SF: 39.29% | DEN: 2.64
Blackeye Goby - Goby
(Rhinogobiops nicholsii)
SF: 36.11% | DEN: 1.85
Painted Greenling - Greenling
(Oxylebius pictus)
SF: 36.11% | DEN: 1.77
Red Sea Urchin - Echinoderms
(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 2.8
Southern Sea Palm - Algae
(Eisenia arborea)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 2.6
Two-spot Octopus - Mollusks
(Octopus bimaculatus)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 1.3
Bat Star - Echinoderms
(Patiria miniata)
SF: 32.14% | DEN: 1.67
Spanish Shawl - Mollusks
(Flabellina iodinea)
SF: 32.14% | DEN: 1.89
Sargo - Grunt
(Anisotremus davidsoni)
SF: 30.56% | DEN: 2.45
Christmas Tree Worm - Annelids
(Spirobranchus spinosus)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1.88
Giant Keyhole Limpet - Mollusks
(Megathura crenulata)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1.63
Kellet's Whelk - Mollusks
(Kelletia kelletii)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1.63
Red Volcano Sponge - Poriferans
(Acamus erithacus)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1.75
Giant Kelpfish - Clinid
(Heterostichus rostratus)
SF: 27.78% | DEN: 1.4
Lacy Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Phidolopora pacifica)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.71
Zebraperch - Sea Chub
(Hermosilla azurea)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.75
Green Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis fulgens)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 1.33
California Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena guttata)
SF: 19.44% | DEN: 1.14
Kelp Perch - Surfperch
(Brachyistius frenatus)
SF: 19.44% | DEN: 2.71
Giant Spined Star - Echinoderms
(Pisaster giganteus)
SF: 17.86% | DEN: 1.6
Strawberry Anemone - Cnidarians
(Corynactis californica)
SF: 17.86% | DEN: 0.8
California Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax mordax)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Horn Shark - Bullhead Shark
(Heterodontus francisci)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.33
Topsmelt - Silverside
(Atherinops affinis)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3.5
Chestnut Cowry - Mollusks
(Cypraea spadicea)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1.75
Red Sea Hare - Mollusks
(Aplysia californica)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1.5
Spiny Brittlestar - Echinoderms
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2.25
Bat Ray - Eagle Ray
(Myliobatis californica)
SF: 13.89% | DEN: 1.2
Bluebanded Goby - Goby
(Lythrypnus dalli)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1.75
California Corbina - Drum
(Menticirrhus undulatus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Leopard Shark - Requiem Shark
(Triakis semifasciata)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1.25
Round Stingray - Round Stingray
(Urolophus halleri)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1.75
Salema - Grunt
(Xenistius californiensis)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2.5
Treefish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serriceps)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1.5
Walleye Surfperch - Surfperch
(Hyperprosopon argenteum)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2.75
White Seaperch - Surfperch
(Phanerodon furcatus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1.75
California Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus californicus)
SF: 10.71% | DEN: 1.33
Cobalt Sponge - Poriferans
(Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta)
SF: 10.71% | DEN: 1
Colonial Sand-tube Worm - Annelids
(Phragmatopoma californica)
SF: 10.71% | DEN: 0.33
Red Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Leptogorgia chilensis)
SF: 10.71% | DEN: 2.33
California Halibut - Sand Flounder
(Paralichthys californicus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Ocean Whitefish - Tilefish
(Caulolatilus princeps)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1.33
Pacific Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena argentea)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1.67
Silversides spp. - Silverside
(Atherinidae spp.)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 3
Orange Puffball Sponge - Poriferans
(Tethya aurantia)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Stalked Tunicate - Urochordates
(Styela montereyensis)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1.5
Tube-dwelling Anemone - Cnidarians
(Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1.5
Jack Mackerel - Jack
(Trachurus symmetricus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 2
Juvenile (YOY) Rockfish - Unidentified - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes sp. (YOY))
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 3
Pile Perch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus vacca)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1.5
Rubberlip Seaperch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus toxotes)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Shiner Perch - Surfperch
(Cymatogaster aggregata)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Tope Shark - Houndsharks
(Galeorhinus galeus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Unidentified Sculpin - Marine Sculpins
(Psychrolutidae spp.)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Yellowfin Croaker - Drum
(Umbrina roncador)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 2.5
Feather Duster Worm (E. polymorpha) - Annelids
(Eudistylia polymorpha)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 2
Fluted Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Primavelans insculpta)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 3
Light-bulb Tunicate - Urochordates
(Clavelina huntsmani)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 1
Oarweed - Algae
(Laminaria farlowii)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 3
Opalescent Nudibranch - Mollusks
(Hermissenda crassicornis / opalescens)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 1
Pink Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis corrugata)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 1
Red Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis rufescens)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 2
Red Turban Snail - Mollusks
(Lithopoma gibberosum)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 2
Southern Staghorn Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Diaperoforma californica)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 2
Sunflower Star - Echinoderms
(Pycnopodia helianthoides)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 1
White-spotted Anemone - Cnidarians
(Urticina sp.)
SF: 3.57% | DEN: 2
Black Croaker - Drum
(Cheilotrema saturnum)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 1
C-O Sole - Righteye Flounder
(Pleuronichthys coenosus)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 1
Cabezon - Longfin Sculpins
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 1
California Butterfly Ray - Butterfly Ray
(Gymnura marmorata)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 1
Dwarf Perch - Surfperch
(Micrometrus minimus)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 2
Island Kelpfish - Labrisomids
(Alloclinus holderi)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 1
Jacksmelt - Silverside
(Atherinopsis californiensis)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 2
Shovelnose Guitarfish - Guitarfish
(Rhinobatos productus)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 1
Speckled Sanddab - Sand Flounder
(Citharichthys stigmaeus)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 2
Spotted Sand Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax maculatofasciatus)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 1
Vermilion Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes miniatus)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 1
White Seabass - Drum
(Atractoscion nobilis)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 2
Zebra Goby - Goby
(Lythrypnus zebra)
SF: 2.78% | DEN: 2