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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: GREATER ANTILLES & VIRGIN ISLANDS - Zone 6 » US Virgin Islands - Zone 64 » St Thomas - Zone 6402 » Pelican Cay - Zone 64020063

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

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

Total Surveys: 4

#Species Reported: 105

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 71.50

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 74.00

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 ISLANDS20203:40
64US Virgin Islands20203:40
6402St Thomas20203:40
64020063Pelican Cay20203:40
TOTALS20203:40

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: 2.75
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.25
Belted Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon townsendi)
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: 3.25
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.5
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.25
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.75
Flamefish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon maculatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.25
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.75
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.5
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.75
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.25
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.5
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.75
Redlip Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Ophioblennius macclurei)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.25
Reef Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon sedentarius)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.5
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.5
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.5
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.75
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
Barred Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon binotatus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.67
Black Margate - Grunt
(Anisotremus surinamensis)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. venezuelae/C. tortugae)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2
Cubera Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus cyanopterus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.33
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.67
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.67
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.67
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.33
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.33
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.67
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.33
Sharknose Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus evelynae)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2
Sharksucker - Remora
(Echeneis naucrates)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1
Spanish Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon macrostoma)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2
Tarpon - Tarpon
(Megalops atlanticus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.67
Unidentified Silvery Fish (Silversides / Anchovies / Herrings) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Atheriniformes sp./ Clupeiformes sp.)
SF: 75% | DEN: 4
Whitespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines macrocerus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.33
Cleaning Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus genie)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Goldline Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus aurolineatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Highhat - Drum
(Pareques acuminatus / Pareques lineatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Longjaw Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Neoniphon marianus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Peacock Flounder - Flounder
(Bothus lunatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Seaweed Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Parablennius marmoreus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Secretary Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria maria)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Spinyhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria spinosa)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.67
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.5
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Cardinal Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Plectrypops retrospinis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Dusky Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Phaeoptyx pigmentaria)
SF: 25% | DEN: 3
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 25% | DEN: 3
Glassy Sweeper - Sweeper
(Pempheris schomburgkii)
SF: 25% | DEN: 3
Midnight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus coelestinus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Orangespotted Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Hypleurochilus springeri)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Pearl Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Entomacrodus nigricans)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Rusty Goby - Goby
(Priolepis hipoliti)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Shy Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus guttavarius)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Smallmouth Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
SF: 25% | DEN: 3
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Tessellated Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Hypsoblennius invemar)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Twinhorn Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Coralliozetus cardonae)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Yellow Jack - Jack
(Caranx bartholomaei)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 25% | DEN: 3