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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: GREATER ANTILLES & VIRGIN ISLANDS - Zone 6 » US Virgin Islands - Zone 64 » St Thomas - Zone 6402 » Shark Island - Zone 64020050

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 10/14/25

Total Surveys: 2

#Species Reported: 93

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 67.00

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 73.00

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
6GREATER ANTILLES & VIRGIN ISLANDS10102:44
64US Virgin Islands10102:44
6402St Thomas10102:44
64020050Shark Island10102:44
TOTALS10102:44

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: 100% | DEN: 2
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.5
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.5
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.5
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. venezuelae/C. tortugae)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.5
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.5
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.5
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.5
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Unidentified Silvery Fish (Silversides / Anchovies / Herrings) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Atheriniformes sp./ Clupeiformes sp.)
SF: 100% | DEN: 4
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Belted Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon townsendi)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Blackear Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres poeyi)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Blue Dartfish (Blue Goby) - Dartfish
(Ptereleotris calliurus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Brown Garden Eel - Conger
(Heteroconger longissimus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Chalk Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tortugarum)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Cleaning Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus genie)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Flamefish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon maculatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Glasseye Snapper (Atlantic) - Bigeye
(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Houndfish - Needlefish
(Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3
Lane Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 4
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Nurse Shark - Carpet Shark
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Pluma - Porgy
(Calamus pennatula)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3
Redlip Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Ophioblennius macclurei)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Reef Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon sedentarius)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Seaweed Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Parablennius marmoreus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Smallmouth Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Sponge Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Phaeoptyx xenus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Yellowface Pikeblenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Chaenopsis limbaughi)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Yellowfin Mojarra - Mojarra
(Gerres cinereus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2