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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: NW CARIBBEAN - Zone 5 » Belize - Zone 55 » Lighthouse Reef - Zone 5504 » Chimney - Half Moon Caye - Zone 55040058

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 10/21/25

Total Surveys: 8

#Species Reported: 111

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 44.50

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 46.00

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
5NW CARIBBEAN60208:18
55Belize60208:18
5504Lighthouse Reef60208:18
55040058Chimney - Half Moon Caye60208:18
TOTALS60208:18

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.38
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.88
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.38
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 3
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 1.43
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 2.57
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 4
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 2.71
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 1.57
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 2.57
Sunshinefish - Damselfish
(Chromis insolata)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 3.43
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 1.71
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.67
Black Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca bonaci)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.33
Blackcap Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma melacara)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.83
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 75% | DEN: 3.33
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.83
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.83
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.33
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 2.6
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 1
Indigo Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus indigo)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 1.8
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 2
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 3.6
Reef Shark (Caribbean) - Requiem Shark
(Carcharhinus perezii)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 1.8
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 2.4
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 2.4
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 3
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 3
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.75
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.75
Horse-eye Jack - Jack
(Caranx latus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.75
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.75
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.25
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Tiger Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca tigris)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.25
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.75
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Arrow Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Lucayablennius zingaro)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.67
Brown Garden Eel - Conger
(Heteroconger longissimus)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 3.67
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.67
Longjaw Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Neoniphon marianus)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.67
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.67
Permit - Jack
(Trachinotus falcatus)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1
Red Lionfish (exotic) - Scorpionfish
(Pterois volitans)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.33
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 2.33
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 2
Rosy Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys martinicensis)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 2.33
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 2
Sharksucker - Remora
(Echeneis naucrates)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1
Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.67
Tarpon - Tarpon
(Megalops atlanticus)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.67
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.5
Blue Runner - Jack
(Caranx crysos)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. venezuelae/C. tortugae)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Caribbean Neon Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus lobeli)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.5
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Cubera Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus cyanopterus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Green Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Chelonia mydas)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Jolthead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus bajonado)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Linesnout Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus lori)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2.5
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2.5
Longsnout Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon aculeatus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.5
Scrawled Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Tomtate - Grunt
(Haemulon aurolineatum)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.5
Unidentified Silvery Fish (Silversides / Anchovies / Herrings) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Atheriniformes sp./ Clupeiformes sp.)
SF: 25% | DEN: 4
Barsnout Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus illecebrosum)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 3
Bigeye Scad - Jack
(Selar crumenophthalmus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Blackfin Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus buccanella)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 3
Blacktip Shark - Requiem Shark
(Carcharhinus limbatus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Boga - Grunt
(Haemulon vittatum)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 4
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 3
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Loggerhead Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Caretta caretta)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Maya Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus maya)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Orangesided Goby - Goby
(Tigrigobius dilepis)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Pale Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon planifrons)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Roughhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria aspera)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Rusty Goby - Goby
(Priolepis hipoliti)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Sailfin Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Emblemaria pandionis)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Slender Filefish - Filefish
(Monacanthus tuckeri)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Spinyhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria spinosa)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Spotted Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Tusked Goby - Goby
(Risor ruber)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 3
White Margate - Grunt
(Haemulon album)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus aberrans)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Yellowmouth Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca interstitialis)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1