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Geographic Zones: NW CARIBBEAN - Zone 5 » Cayman Islands - Zone 52 » Cayman Brac - Zone 5201 » Piper's Wall - Zone 52010027

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 5/11/25

Total Surveys: 59

#Species Reported: 163

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 49.47

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 35.64

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
5NW CARIBBEAN34025051:52
52Cayman Islands34025051:52
5201Cayman Brac34025051:52
52010027Piper's Wall34025051:52
TOTALS34025051:52

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 96.61% | DEN: 3.77
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 96.61% | DEN: 3.32
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 94.92% | DEN: 2.86
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 93.22% | DEN: 2.45
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 93.22% | DEN: 2.09
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 91.53% | DEN: 1.91
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 91.53% | DEN: 3.26
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 89.83% | DEN: 2.45
Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 88.14% | DEN: 2.62
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 88.14% | DEN: 2.06
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 88.14% | DEN: 2.56
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 86.44% | DEN: 3.29
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Clepticus parrae)
SF: 86.44% | DEN: 3.57
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 86.44% | DEN: 2.18
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 86.44% | DEN: 2.16
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 84.75% | DEN: 2.74
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 83.05% | DEN: 3.02
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 81.36% | DEN: 2.35
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 81.36% | DEN: 2.13
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 81.36% | DEN: 2.4
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 81.36% | DEN: 1.9
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 81.36% | DEN: 2.54
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 81.36% | DEN: 2.58
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 77.97% | DEN: 3.61
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 74.58% | DEN: 2.05
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 71.19% | DEN: 2.14
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 67.8% | DEN: 1.95
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. bol/C. tortugae)
SF: 66.1% | DEN: 2.46
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 64.41% | DEN: 2.18
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 62.71% | DEN: 2.14
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 62.71% | DEN: 2.27
Cayman Cleaning Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus cayman)
SF: 55.93% | DEN: 2.15
Longjaw Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Neoniphon marianus)
SF: 55.93% | DEN: 1.76
Blackcap Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma melacara)
SF: 52.54% | DEN: 3.13
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 52.54% | DEN: 1.81
Cayman Sponge Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus centralis)
SF: 52.54% | DEN: 2.19
Greenblotch Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma atomarium)
SF: 50.85% | DEN: 2.17
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 50.85% | DEN: 2.13
Tiger Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca tigris)
SF: 50.85% | DEN: 1.3
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 49.15% | DEN: 1.79
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 47.46% | DEN: 1.68
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 44.07% | DEN: 1.81
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 42.37% | DEN: 2
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 42.37% | DEN: 2.08
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 42.37% | DEN: 2.12
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 42.37% | DEN: 1.12
Shy Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus guttavarius)
SF: 40.68% | DEN: 1.17
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 38.98% | DEN: 1.17
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 37.29% | DEN: 1.59
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 37.29% | DEN: 1.91
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 32.2% | DEN: 1.89
Pallid Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
SF: 30.51% | DEN: 1.72
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 27.12% | DEN: 1.44
Hamlet - Juvenile - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus sp.)
SF: 25.42% | DEN: 1.6
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 23.73% | DEN: 1.86
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 22.03% | DEN: 2.23
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 22.03% | DEN: 1.85
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 20.34% | DEN: 1.17
Red Lionfish (exotic) - Scorpionfish
(Pterois volitans)
SF: 20.34% | DEN: 1.58
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 20.34% | DEN: 2.33
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 18.64% | DEN: 1.18
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 18.64% | DEN: 1.36
Arrow Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Lucayablennius zingaro)
SF: 16.95% | DEN: 1.3
Horse-eye Jack - Jack
(Caranx latus)
SF: 16.95% | DEN: 2
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 16.95% | DEN: 2.1
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 16.95% | DEN: 1.3
Sunshinefish - Damselfish
(Chromis insolata)
SF: 16.95% | DEN: 2.7
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 16.95% | DEN: 2.1
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 15.25% | DEN: 1.67
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 15.25% | DEN: 1.44
Orangesided Goby - Goby
(Tigrigobius dilepis)
SF: 15.25% | DEN: 1.56
Spotlight Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus louisae)
SF: 15.25% | DEN: 2
Boga - Grunt
(Haemulon vittatum)
SF: 13.56% | DEN: 3.13
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 13.56% | DEN: 2
Indigo Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus indigo)
SF: 13.56% | DEN: 1
Peppermint Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus lipernes)
SF: 13.56% | DEN: 1.75
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 13.56% | DEN: 1.13
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 13.56% | DEN: 1
Masked Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus providencianus)
SF: 11.86% | DEN: 1.29
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 11.86% | DEN: 2.14
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 11.86% | DEN: 1.29
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 10.17% | DEN: 2.5
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 10.17% | DEN: 1
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 10.17% | DEN: 2.17
Spinyhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria spinosa)
SF: 10.17% | DEN: 1.17
Whitespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines macrocerus)
SF: 10.17% | DEN: 1.33
Whitestar Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon lachneri)
SF: 10.17% | DEN: 1.5
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 10.17% | DEN: 1.83
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 8.47% | DEN: 1
Brassy Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus vaigiensis)
SF: 8.47% | DEN: 1.8
Cave Basslet - Basslet / Seabass
(Liopropoma mowbrayi)
SF: 8.47% | DEN: 1.4
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 8.47% | DEN: 1.8
Scrawled Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
SF: 8.47% | DEN: 1
Sponge Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Phaeoptyx xenus)
SF: 8.47% | DEN: 1.6
Tusked Goby - Goby
(Risor ruber)
SF: 8.47% | DEN: 1.6
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus aberrans)
SF: 8.47% | DEN: 1
Yellowcheek Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres cyanocephalus)
SF: 8.47% | DEN: 1.2
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 6.78% | DEN: 1.75
Brown Garden Eel - Conger
(Heteroconger longissimus)
SF: 6.78% | DEN: 3.25
Cherubfish - Angelfish
(Centropyge argi)
SF: 6.78% | DEN: 1
Green Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys splendens)
SF: 6.78% | DEN: 1.75
Longsnout Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon aculeatus)
SF: 6.78% | DEN: 1.25
Peppermint Basslet - Basslet / Seabass
(Liopropoma rubre)
SF: 6.78% | DEN: 1.5
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 6.78% | DEN: 1
Rosy Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys martinicensis)
SF: 6.78% | DEN: 2
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 6.78% | DEN: 1.25
Barred Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon binotatus)
SF: 5.08% | DEN: 1.33
Black Jack - Jack
(Caranx lugubris)
SF: 5.08% | DEN: 1
Bluelip Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus affinis)
SF: 5.08% | DEN: 1
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 5.08% | DEN: 1.33
Reef Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus coruscus)
SF: 5.08% | DEN: 1
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 5.08% | DEN: 1.33
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 5.08% | DEN: 1.33
Balloonfish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon holocanthus)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1
Belted Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon townsendi)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1.5
Blackfin Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus buccanella)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 2
Chalk Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tortugarum)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1
Cubera Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus cyanopterus)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1.5
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1.5
Roughhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria aspera)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1.5
Slender Filefish - Filefish
(Monacanthus tuckeri)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1.5
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1.5
Yellowfin Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca venenosa)
SF: 3.39% | DEN: 1.5
Black Snapper - Snapper
(Apsilus dentatus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 2
Bluelip Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Cryptotomus roseus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 2
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Creolefish (Atlantic) - Seabass
(Paranthias furcifer)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 2
Diamond Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus boehlkei)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Dwarf Sand Perch - Seabass
(Diplectrum bivittatum)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Greater Soapfish - Soapfishes
(Rypticus saponaceus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Hovering Dartfish (Hovering Goby) - Dartfish
(Ptereleotris helenae)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 2
Lofty Triplefin - Triplefin (Blenny)
(Enneanectes altivelis)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Caretta caretta)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Mimic Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon phenax)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Nurse Shark - Carpet Shark
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Permit - Jack
(Trachinotus falcatus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 2
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 2
Pygmy Goby - Goby
(Lythrypnus minimus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Rainbow Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus guacamaia)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 2
Redbelly (pka Redeye) Triplefin - Triplefin (Blenny)
(Enneanectes jordani (pka E. pectoralis))
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Redlip Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Ophioblennius macclurei)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Roughhead Triplefin - Triplefin (Blenny)
(Enneanectes boehlkei)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Rusty Goby - Goby
(Priolepis hipoliti)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 2
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Sea Turtle sp. (unidentified) - Sea Turtles
()
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 2
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Spanish Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon macrostoma)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 3
Topsail Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus cinerascens)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys trigonus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Unidentified Emblemariopsis spp (incl. spikefin and flagfin) - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Emblemariopsis spp.)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
White Margate - Grunt
(Haemulon album)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 2
Yellow Stingray - Round Stingrays
(Urobatis jamaicensis)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Yellowface Pikeblenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Chaenopsis limbaughi)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Yellowfin Mojarra - Mojarra
(Gerres cinereus)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1
Yellowmouth Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca interstitialis)
SF: 1.69% | DEN: 1