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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: NW CARIBBEAN - Zone 5 » Belize - Zone 55 » Columbus Cay to Sapodilla Cays - Zone 5513 » Tobacco Caye Outer Reef - Zone 55130047

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 10/26/25

Total Surveys: 17

#Species Reported: 135

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 72.82

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 65.00

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
5NW CARIBBEAN1106038:48
55Belize1106038:48
5513Columbus Cay to Sapodilla Cays1106038:48
55130047Tobacco Caye Outer Reef1106038:48
TOTALS1106038:48

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Color saturation corresponds to density score
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Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.18
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.82
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.76
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.82
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.29
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.94
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.65
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.06
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.71
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.06
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.82
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.94
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.82
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.76
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.53
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.12
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.88
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.29
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.71
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.12
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 2.25
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 3.19
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 3.81
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 3.13
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 2.25
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 1.56
Goldline Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus aurolineatus)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 1.63
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 2.13
Houndfish - Needlefish
(Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 1.75
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 3.13
Redlip Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Ophioblennius macclurei)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 2
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 2.56
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 3.38
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 2.13
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 2.25
Unidentified Mojarra sp. - Mojarra
(Eucinostomus/Gerres spp.)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 2.56
Yellowfin Mojarra - Mojarra
(Gerres cinereus)
SF: 94.12% | DEN: 2.06
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 88.24% | DEN: 2.87
Redfin Needlefish - Needlefish
(Strongylura notata notata)
SF: 88.24% | DEN: 2.87
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 88.24% | DEN: 2.13
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 88.24% | DEN: 1.47
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 82.35% | DEN: 1.43
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 82.35% | DEN: 1.79
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 82.35% | DEN: 2.36
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 76.47% | DEN: 2.08
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 76.47% | DEN: 1.54
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 76.47% | DEN: 1.92
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 70.59% | DEN: 2.08
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 70.59% | DEN: 1.42
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 64.71% | DEN: 1.36
Sailors Choice - Grunt
(Haemulon parra)
SF: 58.82% | DEN: 2.6
Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
SF: 58.82% | DEN: 1.5
Caribbean Whiptail Stingray - Stingray
(Himantura schmardae)
SF: 52.94% | DEN: 1.33
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 52.94% | DEN: 1.56
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 52.94% | DEN: 1
Peacock Flounder - Flounder
(Bothus lunatus)
SF: 52.94% | DEN: 1.22
Rosy Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus macropus)
SF: 52.94% | DEN: 1.67
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 52.94% | DEN: 1.89
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 52.94% | DEN: 1.44
Smallmouth Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
SF: 52.94% | DEN: 2.89
Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 47.06% | DEN: 2
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. venezuelae/C. tortugae)
SF: 47.06% | DEN: 2.38
Caribbean Neon Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus lobeli)
SF: 47.06% | DEN: 1.5
Glassy Sweeper - Sweeper
(Pempheris schomburgkii)
SF: 47.06% | DEN: 1.5
Jolthead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus bajonado)
SF: 47.06% | DEN: 2
Unidentified Silvery Fish (Silversides / Anchovies / Herrings) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Atheriniformes sp./ Clupeiformes sp.)
SF: 47.06% | DEN: 4
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 41.18% | DEN: 1.86
Tarpon - Tarpon
(Megalops atlanticus)
SF: 41.18% | DEN: 2.43
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 35.29% | DEN: 1.83
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 35.29% | DEN: 1.5
Broadstripe Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus prochilos)
SF: 35.29% | DEN: 1.67
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 35.29% | DEN: 1.67
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 35.29% | DEN: 1.67
Spanish Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon macrostoma)
SF: 35.29% | DEN: 1
Whitefin Sharksucker - Remora
(Echeneis neucratoides)
SF: 35.29% | DEN: 1
Whitelined Toadfish - Toadfish
(Sanopus greenfieldorum)
SF: 35.29% | DEN: 1
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 29.41% | DEN: 1.4
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 29.41% | DEN: 1.4
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 29.41% | DEN: 1.4
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 29.41% | DEN: 1.2
Scrawled Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
SF: 29.41% | DEN: 1
Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys trigonus)
SF: 29.41% | DEN: 1.2
Yellow Stingray - Round Stingrays
(Urobatis jamaicensis)
SF: 29.41% | DEN: 1.6
Brassy Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus vaigiensis)
SF: 23.53% | DEN: 2.25
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 23.53% | DEN: 2
Orangespotted Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Hypleurochilus springeri)
SF: 23.53% | DEN: 1
Roughhead Triplefin - Triplefin (Blenny)
(Enneanectes boehlkei)
SF: 23.53% | DEN: 1.25
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 23.53% | DEN: 1
Chain Moray - Moray
(Echidna catenata)
SF: 17.65% | DEN: 1.67
Goldentail Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax miliaris)
SF: 17.65% | DEN: 1
Maculated Flounder - Flounder
(Bothus maculiferus)
SF: 17.65% | DEN: 1.33
Sharksucker - Remora
(Echeneis naucrates)
SF: 17.65% | DEN: 1.67
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 17.65% | DEN: 1.33
Topsail Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus cinerascens)
SF: 17.65% | DEN: 1.33
White Margate - Grunt
(Haemulon album)
SF: 17.65% | DEN: 1.67
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 17.65% | DEN: 1.33
Black Margate - Grunt
(Anisotremus surinamensis)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1
Checkerboard Frillfin - Goby
(Bathygobius lacertus)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 2
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 3
Flagfin Mojarra - Mojarra
(Eucinostomus melanopterus)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1.5
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1
Hairy Blenny (actual species; not complex) - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Labrisomus nuchipinnis)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1
Indigo Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus indigo)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1.5
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 2
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1
Nurse Shark - Carpet Shark
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1
Pearl Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Entomacrodus nigricans)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1.5
Rainbow Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus guacamaia)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 2
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1
Secretary Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria maria)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1
Spotted Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena plumieri plumieri)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1
Unidentified Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus sp.)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1
Yellow Jack - Jack
(Caranx bartholomaei)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 1.5
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 11.76% | DEN: 3
Atlantic Needlefish - Needlefish
(Strongylura marina)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 3
Ballyhoo - Halfbeak
(Hemiramphus brasiliensis)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 2
Black Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca bonaci)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1
Dusky Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus gilli)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1
Dusky Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus whitehurstii)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1
Longjaw Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Neoniphon marianus)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 2
Mimic Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Labrisomus guppyi)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1
Mottled Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus maxillosus)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1
Red Lionfish (exotic) - Scorpionfish
(Pterois volitans)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1
Redear Sardine (Redear Herring) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Harengula humeralis)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 4
Reef Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus coruscus)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 2
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1
Yellowfin Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca venenosa)
SF: 5.88% | DEN: 1