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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: NW CARIBBEAN - Zone 5 » Mexican Caribbean - Zone 54 » Puerto Morelos (south of marina to 20 degrees - inc. Playa del Carmen) - Zone 5403 » La Playa (Quintana Roo) - Zone 54030065

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 12/10/25

Total Surveys: 14

#Species Reported: 83

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 0

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 24.43

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
5NW CARIBBEAN0014023:32
54Mexican Caribbean0014023:32
5403Puerto Morelos (south of marina to 20 degrees - inc. Playa del Carmen)0014023:32
54030065La Playa (Quintana Roo)0014023:32
TOTALS0014023:32

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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Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 1.77
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 2.92
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 2.15
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 85.71% | DEN: 2.75
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 85.71% | DEN: 2.92
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 85.71% | DEN: 2.08
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 78.57% | DEN: 2.73
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 78.57% | DEN: 2.36
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 78.57% | DEN: 2.64
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 78.57% | DEN: 2.18
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 71.43% | DEN: 1.8
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 64.29% | DEN: 2.67
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 64.29% | DEN: 1.78
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 64.29% | DEN: 2.11
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 2.25
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 1.75
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 2
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 2.13
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.57
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.71
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 42.86% | DEN: 1.67
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 42.86% | DEN: 2.17
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 2
Highhat - Drum
(Pareques acuminatus / Pareques lineatus)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 1.8
Lane Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 2
Yellow Stingray - Round Stingrays
(Urobatis jamaicensis)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 1.2
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 2.5
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 2.75
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 3
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1.25
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1.5
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 1.33
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 2.33
Greater Soapfish - Soapfishes
(Rypticus saponaceus)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 1.33
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 1
Jolthead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus bajonado)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 2
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 2
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 1.33
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 2.33
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 2
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2.5
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1
Peacock Flounder - Flounder
(Bothus lunatus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1.5
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1.5
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2
Sailfin Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Emblemaria pandionis)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1.5
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1.5
Whitespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines macrocerus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1
Balloonfish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon holocanthus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Blue Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus bermudensis)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Goldentail Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax miliaris)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Pearly Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys novacula)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Rock Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus adscensionis)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Rosy Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys martinicensis)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Scrawled Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Sea Turtle sp. (unidentified) - Sea Turtles
()
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Sharptail Eel - Snake Eel
(Myrichthys breviceps)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Spotted Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Spotted Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena plumieri plumieri)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Tomtate - Grunt
(Haemulon aurolineatum)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
White Mullet - Mullet
(Mugil curema)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2