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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: NW CARIBBEAN - Zone 5 » Belize - Zone 55 » Turneffe Islands - Zone 5503 » Cut Throat (Turneffe Atoll) - Zone 55030046

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 10/18/25

Total Surveys: 6

#Species Reported: 95

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 48.00

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 40.80

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
5NW CARIBBEAN10505:30
55Belize10505:30
5503Turneffe Islands10505:30
55030046Cut Throat (Turneffe Atoll)10505:30
TOTALS10505:30

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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Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.17
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.33
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.83
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.33
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.83
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.17
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.33
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.33
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3.8
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 1.8
Indigo Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus indigo)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.4
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.2
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.4
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 1.8
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.8
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.4
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.2
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.8
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 3
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.75
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.5
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 3
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.5
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.33
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3.67
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.33
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.67
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.33
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.67
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Spotted Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.33
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.67
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3.33
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 3
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Black Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca bonaci)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2.5
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 3
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Caretta caretta)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 3.5
Longsnout Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon aculeatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 3
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Rainbow Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus guacamaia)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Reef Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon sedentarius)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Remora - Remora
(Remora remora)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Spanish Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon macrostoma)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 3
Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Tiger Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca tigris)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Blackcap Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma melacara)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Caribbean Neon Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus lobeli)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Diamond Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus boehlkei)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Linesnout Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus lori)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Peppermint Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus lipernes)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Reef Shark (Caribbean) - Requiem Shark
(Carcharhinus perezii)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Roughtail Stingray - Stingray
(Dasyatis centroura)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Scrawled Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Smallmouth Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Spotted Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena plumieri plumieri)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 1
Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys trigonus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 3
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2