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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: FLORIDA (East Coast and Keys) - Zone 3 » KEYS (Key Largo to Key West, including Fla. Bay) - Zone 34 » Islamorada - Zone 3404 » Staghorn Forest - Zone 34040160

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 10/14/25

Total Surveys: 12

#Species Reported: 129

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 62.20

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 50.71

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
3FLORIDA (East Coast and Keys)507011:53
34KEYS (Key Largo to Key West, including Fla. Bay)507011:53
3404Islamorada507011:53
34040160Staghorn Forest507011:53
TOTALS507011:53

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.5
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.42
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.17
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.17
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.17
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.25
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.33
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 3.27
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.91
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.27
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 3.18
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 1.45
Neon Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus oceanops)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 1.73
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.55
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.45
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.09
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.27
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.36
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.27
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3.4
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.8
Purple Reeffish - Damselfish
(Chromis scotti)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 1.7
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 1.6
Reef Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon sedentarius)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.2
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.9
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.56
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.78
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.78
Spanish Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon macrostoma)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.33
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.56
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.88
Red Lionfish (exotic) - Scorpionfish
(Pterois volitans)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.63
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.63
Sunshinefish - Damselfish
(Chromis insolata)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.13
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 58.33% | DEN: 1.57
Highhat - Drum
(Pareques acuminatus / Pareques lineatus)
SF: 58.33% | DEN: 2
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 58.33% | DEN: 1.57
Rock Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus adscensionis)
SF: 58.33% | DEN: 1.57
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 58.33% | DEN: 1.14
Blue Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus gemma)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.33
Blue Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus coeruleus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.33
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. venezuelae/C. tortugae)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.83
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.83
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.67
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.33
Red Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus morio)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.33
Blue Dartfish (Blue Goby) - Dartfish
(Ptereleotris calliurus)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 2.4
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 2.2
Greenblotch Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma atomarium)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 1.6
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 1.4
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 1.4
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.5
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.25
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.25
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.33
Black Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca bonaci)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.67
Blue Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus bermudensis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.67
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.33
Rainbow Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus guacamaia)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.67
Reef Croaker - Drum
(Odontoscion dentex)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.67
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.33
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2.33
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Spotted Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.33
Yellow Stingray - Round Stingrays
(Urobatis jamaicensis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.33
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.67
Balloonfish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon holocanthus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Black Margate - Grunt
(Anisotremus surinamensis)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Blue Runner - Jack
(Caranx crysos)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Chalk Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tortugarum)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2.5
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Pallid Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Rainbow Runner - Jack
(Elagatis bipinnulata)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Shy Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus guttavarius)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Smalltooth Sawfish - Sawfish
(Pristis pectinata)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Spotfin Burrfish - Porcupinefish
(Chilomycterus reticulatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Townsend Angelfish (Hybrid Queen/Blue) - Angelfish
(Holacanthus sp. (Hybrid))
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys trigonus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Belted Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon townsendi)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Bluelip Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus affinis)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Bluelip Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Cryptotomus roseus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Brassy Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus vaigiensis)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Dwarf Sand Perch - Seabass
(Diplectrum bivittatum)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Greater Soapfish - Soapfishes
(Rypticus saponaceus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Green Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys splendens)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Hovering Dartfish (Hovering Goby) - Dartfish
(Ptereleotris helenae)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Juvenile Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sp.)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 3
Lantern Bass - Seabass
(Serranus baldwini)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Caretta caretta)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Mackerel Scad - Jack
(Decapterus macarellus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 3
Nurse Shark - Carpet Shark
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Orange Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus schoepfii)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Pearly Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys novacula)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Peppermint Basslet - Basslet / Seabass
(Liopropoma rubre)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Roughhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria aspera)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Sand Perch - Seabass
(Diplectrum formosum)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Scrawled Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Sharksucker - Remora
(Echeneis naucrates)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Tan Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus randallorum)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Unidentified Darkheaded Blenny Emblemariopsis sp. B - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Emblemariopsis sp. B (Darkheaded))
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Unidentified Silvery Fish (Silversides / Anchovies / Herrings) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Atheriniformes sp./ Clupeiformes sp.)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Yellow Jack - Jack
(Caranx bartholomaei)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus aberrans)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1