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Geographic Zones: NW CARIBBEAN - Zone 5 » Mexican Caribbean - Zone 54 » Isla Cozumel - Zone 5402 » Columbia Cordillero - Zone 54020109

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 6/12/25

Total Surveys: 18

#Species Reported: 147

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 62.50

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 46.25

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
5NW CARIBBEAN6011118:11
54Mexican Caribbean6011118:11
5402Isla Cozumel6011118:11
54020109Columbia Cordillero6011118:11
TOTALS6011118:11

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.82
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.24
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 94.44% | DEN: 3.69
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 94.44% | DEN: 3.56
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 94.44% | DEN: 2.38
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 94.44% | DEN: 2.25
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 94.44% | DEN: 2.75
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 2.93
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 3.73
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Clepticus parrae)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 3.73
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 2.67
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 2.67
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 3.67
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.71
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.29
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.79
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.46
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.77
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.62
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.79
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.21
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.36
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.79
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 72.22% | DEN: 2.23
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 72.22% | DEN: 2.67
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 72.22% | DEN: 2.75
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. bol/C. tortugae)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.73
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.83
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.92
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2
Cottonwick - Grunt
(Haemulon melanurum)
SF: 61.11% | DEN: 2.2
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 61.11% | DEN: 1.2
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 61.11% | DEN: 3.64
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 61.11% | DEN: 1.64
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 61.11% | DEN: 1.64
Whitespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines macrocerus)
SF: 61.11% | DEN: 2
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 55.56% | DEN: 1.56
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 55.56% | DEN: 2
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 55.56% | DEN: 1.89
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.13
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.67
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 2.14
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 2.75
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 1.63
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 1.88
White Margate - Grunt
(Haemulon album)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 2.63
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 2
Green Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys splendens)
SF: 38.89% | DEN: 1.86
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 38.89% | DEN: 1.33
Rosy Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys martinicensis)
SF: 38.89% | DEN: 2.5
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.4
Blackcap Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma melacara)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.33
Brown Garden Eel - Conger
(Heteroconger longissimus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.4
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.17
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.5
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.83
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 3
Greenblotch Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma atomarium)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.33
Sailors Choice - Grunt
(Haemulon parra)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.67
Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.2
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.83
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 27.78% | DEN: 1.75
Chalk Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tortugarum)
SF: 27.78% | DEN: 2.2
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 27.78% | DEN: 2.2
Horse-eye Jack - Jack
(Caranx latus)
SF: 27.78% | DEN: 2
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 27.78% | DEN: 1.2
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 27.78% | DEN: 2
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 27.78% | DEN: 2
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 27.78% | DEN: 1
Brassy Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus vaigiensis)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 2.5
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.33
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.25
Pallid Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.75
Peacock Flounder - Flounder
(Bothus lunatus)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1
Permit - Jack
(Trachinotus falcatus)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.75
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.67
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 2
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.5
Scrawled Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.5
Sunshinefish - Damselfish
(Chromis insolata)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 2.25
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 2
Yellow Stingray - Round Stingrays
(Urobatis jamaicensis)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 2
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.67
Blue Runner - Jack
(Caranx crysos)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.67
Cubera Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus cyanopterus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Jolthead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus bajonado)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Lantern Bass - Seabass
(Serranus baldwini)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.33
Longsnout Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon aculeatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Tomtate - Grunt
(Haemulon aurolineatum)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3.33
Topsail Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus cinerascens)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1.33
Belted Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon townsendi)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Black Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca bonaci)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Black Margate - Grunt
(Anisotremus surinamensis)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1.5
Hamlet - Juvenile - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus sp.)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Lesser Electric Ray - Electric Ray
(Narcine bancroftii)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Nurse Shark - Carpet Shark
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Peppermint Basslet - Basslet / Seabass
(Liopropoma rubre)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1.5
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1.5
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2.5
Red Lionfish (exotic) - Scorpionfish
(Pterois volitans)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1.5
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Sharksucker - Remora
(Echeneis naucrates)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Spanish Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon macrostoma)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Spinyhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria spinosa)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Yellowline Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus horsti)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2.5
Barred Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon binotatus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 2
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 2
Bluelip Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Cryptotomus roseus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 2
Cherubfish - Angelfish
(Centropyge argi)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 3
Flamefish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon maculatus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 2
Giraffe Garden Eel - Conger
(Heteroconger camelopardalis)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Goldentail Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax miliaris)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Green Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Chelonia mydas)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Highhat - Drum
(Pareques acuminatus / Pareques lineatus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 2
Juvenile Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sp.)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 4
Lancer Dragonet - Dragonet
(Paradiplogrammus bairdi)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Lane Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 2
Midnight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus coelestinus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Rainbow Runner - Jack
(Elagatis bipinnulata)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 3
Roughtail Stingray - Stingray
(Dasyatis centroura)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Rusty Goby - Goby
(Priolepis hipoliti)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
School Bass - Seabass
(Schultzea beta)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 3
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Shy Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus guttavarius)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Smallmouth Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 3
Splendid Toadfish - Toadfish
(Sanopus splendidus)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 2
Spotted Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena plumieri plumieri)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 3
Tiger Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca tigris)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1
Yellow Jack - Jack
(Caranx bartholomaei)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 3
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus aberrans)
SF: 5.56% | DEN: 1