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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: BAHAMAS, TURKS & CAICOS - Zone 4 » TURKS & CAICOS - Zone 44 » Salt Cay - Zone 4413 » Rocks Paradise - Zone 44130012

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 10/29/25

Total Surveys: 12

#Species Reported: 129

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 64.00

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 49.73

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 & CAICOS1011011:50
44TURKS & CAICOS1011011:50
4413Salt Cay1011011:50
44130012Rocks Paradise1011011:50
TOTALS1011011:50

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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Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.42
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.25
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.67
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.67
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.33
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.25
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.83
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.33
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.55
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 3.55
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 3
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.45
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 91.67% | DEN: 2.45
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2
Longsnout Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon aculeatus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 1.9
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 1.9
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.4
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.8
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.3
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.11
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.44
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.11
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.33
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.67
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.67
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.33
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.63
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.13
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.75
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.38
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.75
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.13
Brown Garden Eel - Conger
(Heteroconger longissimus)
SF: 58.33% | DEN: 4
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 58.33% | DEN: 3.57
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.67
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.17
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.33
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.83
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.83
Sunshinefish - Damselfish
(Chromis insolata)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.67
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.83
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 1.8
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 1.4
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 1.8
Longjaw Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Neoniphon marianus)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 1.4
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 1.6
White Margate - Grunt
(Haemulon album)
SF: 41.67% | DEN: 1.8
Black Margate - Grunt
(Anisotremus surinamensis)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.75
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.25
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.75
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Blackcap Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma melacara)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2.33
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. venezuelae/C. tortugae)
SF: 25% | DEN: 3
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.33
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.67
Nurse Shark - Carpet Shark
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2.33
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2.67
Rosy Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys martinicensis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2.67
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.67
Sailors Choice - Grunt
(Haemulon parra)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Sharknose Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus evelynae)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.67
Tiger Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca tigris)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.67
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.33
Barred Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon binotatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2.5
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Jolthead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus bajonado)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Mackerel Scad - Jack
(Decapterus macarellus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
School Bass - Seabass
(Schultzea beta)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3.5
Shy Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus guttavarius)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Slender Filefish - Filefish
(Monacanthus tuckeri)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Unidentified Silvery Fish (Silversides / Anchovies / Herrings) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Atheriniformes sp./ Clupeiformes sp.)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 4
Whitespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines macrocerus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Yellowfin Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca venenosa)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Yellowtail Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus chlorurus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.5
Belted Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon townsendi)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 3
Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Black Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca bonaci)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Blackfin Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus buccanella)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Blue Runner - Jack
(Caranx crysos)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Cleaning Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus genie)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 4
Creolefish (Atlantic) - Seabass
(Paranthias furcifer)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Gag - Seabass
(Mycteroperca microlepis)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Greenblotch Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma atomarium)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Horse-eye Jack - Jack
(Caranx latus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Indigo Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus indigo)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Pallid Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Peacock Flounder - Flounder
(Bothus lunatus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Peppermint Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus lipernes)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Rainbow Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus guacamaia)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Reef Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon sedentarius)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Rock Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus adscensionis)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Sea Turtle sp. (unidentified) - Sea Turtles
()
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Spanish Mackerel - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus maculatus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Spotted Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Tan Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus randallorum)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Whitestar Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon lachneri)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus aberrans)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Yellowcheek Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres cyanocephalus)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Yellowline Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus horsti)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 2
Yellowmouth Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca interstitialis)
SF: 8.33% | DEN: 1