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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: BAHAMAS, TURKS & CAICOS - Zone 4 » TURKS & CAICOS - Zone 44 » West Caicos - Zone 4404 » Tons of Sponge (Sandbore Channel) - Zone 44040024

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 10/28/25

Total Surveys: 6

#Species Reported: 111

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 73.00

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 46.00

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
4BAHAMAS, TURKS & CAICOS10504:32
44TURKS & CAICOS10504:32
4404West Caicos10504:32
44040024Tons of Sponge (Sandbore Channel)10504:32
TOTALS10504:32

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 1.8
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.8
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3.4
Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.8
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3.6
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3.6
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.4
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3.6
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.2
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.2
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 1.8
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 1.8
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.8
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.2
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3.4
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3.6
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 3.25
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.5
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 3
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 3.5
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.25
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.5
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.25
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.75
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.5
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.75
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 3
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.75
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.75
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.25
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.5
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. venezuelae/C. tortugae)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3.33
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.33
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.33
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.67
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.67
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.67
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Horse-eye Jack - Jack
(Caranx latus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 4
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.67
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3.33
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.67
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.67
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.67
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3.33
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.67
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.33
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Cleaning Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus genie)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 3.5
Creolefish (Atlantic) - Seabass
(Paranthias furcifer)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.5
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 3.5
Jolthead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus bajonado)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Longsnout Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon aculeatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 4
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 3.5
Peppermint Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus lipernes)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.5
Red Lionfish (exotic) - Scorpionfish
(Pterois volitans)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Reef Shark (Caribbean) - Requiem Shark
(Carcharhinus perezii)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Reef Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus coruscus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 3.5
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.5
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.5
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Tiger Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca tigris)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Whitespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines macrocerus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Atlantic Spadefish - Spadefish
(Chaetodipterus faber)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Balloonfish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon holocanthus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Black Jack - Jack
(Caranx lugubris)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 4
Black Margate - Grunt
(Anisotremus surinamensis)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Glasseye Snapper (Atlantic) - Bigeye
(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Goldentail Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax miliaris)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Greenblotch Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma atomarium)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Indigo Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus indigo)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Mackerel Scad - Jack
(Decapterus macarellus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Pallid Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Peacock Flounder - Flounder
(Bothus lunatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Pluma - Porgy
(Calamus pennatula)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 4
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Reef Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon sedentarius)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Remora - Remora
(Remora remora)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Sailors Choice - Grunt
(Haemulon parra)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Shortstripe Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus chancei)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Sunshinefish - Damselfish
(Chromis insolata)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Whale Shark - Carpet Shark
(Rhincodon typus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
White Margate - Grunt
(Haemulon album)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Yellowfin Mojarra - Mojarra
(Gerres cinereus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2