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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: BAHAMAS, TURKS & CAICOS - Zone 4 » TURKS & CAICOS - Zone 44 » South Caicos - Zone 4411 » The Plane / Airplane (TC14 Long Cay) - Zone 44110002

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

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

Total Surveys: 39

#Species Reported: 154

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 61.00

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 35.26

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 & CAICOS5033131:01
44TURKS & CAICOS5033131:01
4411South Caicos5033131:01
44110002The Plane / Airplane (TC14 Long Cay)5033131:01
TOTALS5033131:01

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 92.31% | DEN: 3.6
Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 89.74% | DEN: 2.65
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 89.74% | DEN: 2.03
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 89.74% | DEN: 2.53
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 89.74% | DEN: 2.76
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 87.18% | DEN: 2.67
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 84.62% | DEN: 3.34
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 84.62% | DEN: 2.56
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 82.05% | DEN: 2.48
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 79.49% | DEN: 2.9
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 79.49% | DEN: 2
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 74.36% | DEN: 1.64
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 74.36% | DEN: 1.54
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 71.79% | DEN: 2.93
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 69.23% | DEN: 2.65
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 69.23% | DEN: 2.41
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.54
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.64
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 61.54% | DEN: 2.17
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 61.54% | DEN: 1.7
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 61.54% | DEN: 1.83
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 58.97% | DEN: 2.32
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 58.97% | DEN: 2.45
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 56.41% | DEN: 2.05
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 53.85% | DEN: 1.86
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 53.85% | DEN: 2.76
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 51.28% | DEN: 1.95
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 51.28% | DEN: 1.7
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 51.28% | DEN: 1.7
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 51.28% | DEN: 2.53
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 48.72% | DEN: 2
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 48.72% | DEN: 1.44
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 46.15% | DEN: 2.33
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 46.15% | DEN: 2.12
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 41.03% | DEN: 1.94
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 41.03% | DEN: 1.6
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 41.03% | DEN: 1.38
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 38.46% | DEN: 3.07
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 38.46% | DEN: 1.6
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 38.46% | DEN: 2
Horse-eye Jack - Jack
(Caranx latus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.69
Longsnout Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon aculeatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.67
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.62
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.69
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.62
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 30.77% | DEN: 2.42
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 30.77% | DEN: 2.75
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 28.21% | DEN: 1.5
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 28.21% | DEN: 1.4
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 25.64% | DEN: 2.5
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 25.64% | DEN: 2.1
Red Lionfish (exotic) - Scorpionfish
(Pterois volitans)
SF: 25.64% | DEN: 1.3
Tiger Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca tigris)
SF: 25.64% | DEN: 1.7
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 23.08% | DEN: 2
Indigo Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus indigo)
SF: 23.08% | DEN: 1.11
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 23.08% | DEN: 1.5
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 23.08% | DEN: 1.56
Spotted Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
SF: 23.08% | DEN: 1.11
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. venezuelae/C. tortugae)
SF: 20.51% | DEN: 2.5
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 20.51% | DEN: 2.13
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 20.51% | DEN: 3.38
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 20.51% | DEN: 1.25
Reef Shark (Caribbean) - Requiem Shark
(Carcharhinus perezii)
SF: 20.51% | DEN: 1.14
Whitespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines macrocerus)
SF: 20.51% | DEN: 1.29
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 17.95% | DEN: 1.71
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 17.95% | DEN: 2.43
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 17.95% | DEN: 1.57
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 17.95% | DEN: 1.86
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 17.95% | DEN: 1.86
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 17.95% | DEN: 1.5
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 17.95% | DEN: 1.86
Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
SF: 17.95% | DEN: 1.83
Atlantic Spadefish - Spadefish
(Chaetodipterus faber)
SF: 15.38% | DEN: 1.4
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 15.38% | DEN: 2.5
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 15.38% | DEN: 1.17
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 15.38% | DEN: 2.17
Chalk Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tortugarum)
SF: 12.82% | DEN: 2
Cleaning Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus genie)
SF: 12.82% | DEN: 2.2
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 12.82% | DEN: 2
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 12.82% | DEN: 1.8
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 12.82% | DEN: 1.8
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 12.82% | DEN: 1.4
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 12.82% | DEN: 1.4
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 10.26% | DEN: 1.75
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 10.26% | DEN: 2
Bigeye - Bigeye
(Priacanthus arenatus)
SF: 10.26% | DEN: 2.25
Black Margate - Grunt
(Anisotremus surinamensis)
SF: 10.26% | DEN: 1.5
Blue Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus coeruleus)
SF: 10.26% | DEN: 1.75
Boga - Grunt
(Haemulon vittatum)
SF: 10.26% | DEN: 3.25
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 10.26% | DEN: 2
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 10.26% | DEN: 1.75
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 10.26% | DEN: 1.75
Sharknose Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus evelynae)
SF: 10.26% | DEN: 1.5
Bandtail Puffer - Puffer
(Sphoeroides spengleri)
SF: 7.69% | DEN: 1.33
Black Jack - Jack
(Caranx lugubris)
SF: 7.69% | DEN: 2
Blackcap Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma melacara)
SF: 7.69% | DEN: 3
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 7.69% | DEN: 2.33
Cubera Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus cyanopterus)
SF: 7.69% | DEN: 1
Greater Soapfish - Soapfishes
(Rypticus saponaceus)
SF: 7.69% | DEN: 1.67
Jolthead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus bajonado)
SF: 7.69% | DEN: 1.33
Pallid Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
SF: 7.69% | DEN: 2
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 7.69% | DEN: 1.67
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 7.69% | DEN: 2
Arrow Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Lucayablennius zingaro)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 2
Black Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca bonaci)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1.5
Blue Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus bermudensis)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 2
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1.5
Creolefish (Atlantic) - Seabass
(Paranthias furcifer)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 2.5
Diamond Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus boehlkei)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1.5
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1
Greenblotch Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma atomarium)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 2.5
Nurse Shark - Carpet Shark
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 2
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1.5
Reef Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus coruscus)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 2
Sailfin Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Emblemaria pandionis)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1
Scrawled Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1
Sheepshead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus penna)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1
Sunshinefish - Damselfish
(Chromis insolata)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 2
White Margate - Grunt
(Haemulon album)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1
Yellowfin Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca venenosa)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 1.5
Yellowtail Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus chlorurus)
SF: 5.13% | DEN: 2
Balloonfish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon holocanthus)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 0
Barred Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon binotatus)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 0
Belted Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon townsendi)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 3
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Blacktip Shark - Requiem Shark
(Carcharhinus limbatus)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Blue Runner - Jack
(Caranx crysos)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 2
Cherubfish - Angelfish
(Centropyge argi)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 2
Crevalle Jack - Jack
(Caranx hippos)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Glasseye Snapper (Atlantic) - Bigeye
(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 2
Goldentail Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax miliaris)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Goliath Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus itajara)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 2
Hovering Dartfish (Hovering Goby) - Dartfish
(Ptereleotris helenae)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Lantern Bass - Seabass
(Serranus baldwini)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Neon Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus oceanops)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 4
Pluma - Porgy
(Calamus pennatula)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Redear Sardine (Redear Herring) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Harengula humeralis)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 4
Redlip Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Ophioblennius macclurei)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Reef Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon sedentarius)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Rock Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus adscensionis)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 2
Sailors Choice - Grunt
(Haemulon parra)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 2
Scalloped Hammerhead - Hammerhead Shark
(Sphyrna lewini)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Sea Turtle sp. (unidentified) - Sea Turtles
()
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Sharksucker - Remora
(Echeneis naucrates)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 2
Slender Filefish - Filefish
(Monacanthus tuckeri)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 2
Tan Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus randallorum)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 1
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus aberrans)
SF: 2.56% | DEN: 2