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Geographic Zones: GREATER ANTILLES & VIRGIN ISLANDS - Zone 6 » British Virgin Islands - Zone 65 » Virgin Gorda - Zone 6503 » Eustatia Reef - Zone 65030016

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 10/16/25

Total Surveys: 35

#Species Reported: 147

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 73.83

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 27.55

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 ISLANDS6029029:58
65British Virgin Islands6029029:58
6503Virgin Gorda6029029:58
65030016Eustatia Reef6029029:58
TOTALS6029029:58

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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Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 94.29% | DEN: 2.61
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 88.57% | DEN: 2.9
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 88.57% | DEN: 2.68
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 88.57% | DEN: 2.29
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 82.86% | DEN: 2.41
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 82.86% | DEN: 2.86
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.79
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.29
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.61
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 77.14% | DEN: 2.37
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 71.43% | DEN: 1.68
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 68.57% | DEN: 2.42
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 68.57% | DEN: 2.5
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 68.57% | DEN: 2.38
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 65.71% | DEN: 2.83
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 65.71% | DEN: 1.91
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 62.86% | DEN: 1.64
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 60% | DEN: 2.38
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 60% | DEN: 2.43
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 48.57% | DEN: 1.88
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 45.71% | DEN: 2.06
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 45.71% | DEN: 2.88
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 42.86% | DEN: 2.27
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 42.86% | DEN: 2.27
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 40% | DEN: 1.79
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 40% | DEN: 2.79
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 40% | DEN: 1.93
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 37.14% | DEN: 3.08
Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 37.14% | DEN: 1.85
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 37.14% | DEN: 1.54
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 37.14% | DEN: 2.15
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 37.14% | DEN: 1.69
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 37.14% | DEN: 2.38
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 37.14% | DEN: 1.92
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 37.14% | DEN: 1.38
Tomtate - Grunt
(Haemulon aurolineatum)
SF: 37.14% | DEN: 2
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 37.14% | DEN: 1.92
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 34.29% | DEN: 2.67
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 34.29% | DEN: 2.83
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 34.29% | DEN: 3.17
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 34.29% | DEN: 1.5
Unidentified Silvery Fish (Silversides / Anchovies / Herrings) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Atheriniformes sp./ Clupeiformes sp.)
SF: 34.29% | DEN: 3.67
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 31.43% | DEN: 2
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 31.43% | DEN: 1.91
Sailors Choice - Grunt
(Haemulon parra)
SF: 31.43% | DEN: 2.36
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 31.43% | DEN: 2.27
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 31.43% | DEN: 1.27
Cleaning Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus genie)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 2.1
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 2
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1.8
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1.6
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 25.71% | DEN: 1.56
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 25.71% | DEN: 2
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 25.71% | DEN: 2.22
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 25.71% | DEN: 1.44
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 25.71% | DEN: 1.44
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 22.86% | DEN: 2.38
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 22.86% | DEN: 2.25
Jolthead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus bajonado)
SF: 22.86% | DEN: 1.63
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 22.86% | DEN: 1.63
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 22.86% | DEN: 2.5
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 22.86% | DEN: 1.63
Whitespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines macrocerus)
SF: 22.86% | DEN: 1.63
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 20% | DEN: 1.43
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 20% | DEN: 1.57
Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
SF: 20% | DEN: 1
Boga - Grunt
(Haemulon vittatum)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 3
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. venezuelae/C. tortugae)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 2.17
Brown Garden Eel - Conger
(Heteroconger longissimus)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 3.17
Chalk Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tortugarum)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 2.33
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 2
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 1
Rainbow Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus guacamaia)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 2.33
Redlip Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Ophioblennius macclurei)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 1.33
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 1.67
White Margate - Grunt
(Haemulon album)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 2
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 17.14% | DEN: 1.83
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1.6
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2.4
Spinyhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria spinosa)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1.71
Spotted Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1
Yellowfin Mojarra - Mojarra
(Gerres cinereus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 11.43% | DEN: 1.5
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 11.43% | DEN: 1
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 11.43% | DEN: 1.25
Spanish Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon macrostoma)
SF: 11.43% | DEN: 1.25
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 2
Glasseye Snapper (Atlantic) - Bigeye
(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 1
Goldentail Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax miliaris)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 1
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 1.67
Greenblotch Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma atomarium)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 1.33
Lane Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 2.33
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 1.67
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 1.67
Pluma - Porgy
(Calamus pennatula)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 1.33
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 2.33
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 1.33
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 1.33
Yellowtail Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus chlorurus)
SF: 8.57% | DEN: 1.33
Bluelip Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Cryptotomus roseus)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1
Juvenile Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sp.)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 2.5
Peacock Flounder - Flounder
(Bothus lunatus)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1
Permit - Jack
(Trachinotus falcatus)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1
Reef Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon sedentarius)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 2
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1.5
Sailfin Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Emblemaria pandionis)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1.5
Seaweed Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Parablennius marmoreus)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1.5
Seminole Goby - Goby
(Microgobius carri)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1
Sheepshead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus penna)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1.5
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 2
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus aberrans)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1
Balloonfish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon holocanthus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Belted Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon townsendi)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Blue Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus coeruleus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Bonnetmouth - Grunt
(Emmelichthyops atlanticus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 4
Bucktooth Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma radians)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Cottonwick - Grunt
(Haemulon melanurum)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 3
Creolefish (Atlantic) - Seabass
(Paranthias furcifer)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Dusky Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus gilli)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Flat Needlefish - Needlefish
(Ablennes hians)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Gray Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes capriscus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Horse-eye Jack - Jack
(Caranx latus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Longjaw Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Neoniphon marianus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Molly Miller - Blenny - Combtooth
(Scartella cristata)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Nurse Shark - Carpet Shark
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Pallid Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Peppermint Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus lipernes)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Reef Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus coruscus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Rosy Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys martinicensis)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Sharknose Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus evelynae)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Smallmouth Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 3
Sponge Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Phaeoptyx xenus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Whitespotted Soapfish - Soapfishes
(Rypticus maculatus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1
Yellow Jack - Jack
(Caranx bartholomaei)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 2
Yellowcheek Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres cyanocephalus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1