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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: Continental Caribbean and Brazil - Zone 8 » Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao - Zone 85 » Curacao - Zone 8502 » Black Sand Wreck / Black Sand Beach - Zone 85020102

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 10/17/25

Total Surveys: 16

#Species Reported: 121

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 56.83

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 44.90

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
8Continental Caribbean and Brazil6010015:06
85Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao6010015:06
8502Curacao6010015:06
85020102Black Sand Wreck / Black Sand Beach6010015:06
TOTALS6010015:06

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.94
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.06
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 93.75% | DEN: 3.8
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 93.75% | DEN: 2.73
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 93.75% | DEN: 2.33
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 93.75% | DEN: 2.13
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 93.75% | DEN: 2.6
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 93.75% | DEN: 2.8
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 2.86
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 3
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 1.57
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 2.57
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 2.07
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 87.5% | DEN: 2.79
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 81.25% | DEN: 2
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 81.25% | DEN: 2.15
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 81.25% | DEN: 3.15
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 81.25% | DEN: 2.08
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 81.25% | DEN: 2.15
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 81.25% | DEN: 2.23
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 81.25% | DEN: 2.23
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 81.25% | DEN: 2.08
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 81.25% | DEN: 2.23
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.33
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.17
Red Lionfish (exotic) - Scorpionfish
(Pterois volitans)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.83
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.17
Smallmouth Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.42
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Bodianus parrae)
SF: 68.75% | DEN: 3.73
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 68.75% | DEN: 1.64
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 68.75% | DEN: 2.64
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 68.75% | DEN: 2.18
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 68.75% | DEN: 2.09
Yellowtail Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus chlorurus)
SF: 68.75% | DEN: 1.82
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 1.7
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 1.4
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 2.4
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 1.7
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 62.5% | DEN: 2.7
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 56.25% | DEN: 1.56
Longsnout Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon aculeatus)
SF: 56.25% | DEN: 1.33
Spotted Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
SF: 56.25% | DEN: 1.11
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 56.25% | DEN: 2.33
Brown Garden Eel - Conger
(Heteroconger longissimus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3.13
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.75
Longjaw Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Neoniphon marianus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3.88
Rosy Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys martinicensis)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.63
Cherubfish - Angelfish
(Centropyge argi)
SF: 43.75% | DEN: 2.43
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 43.75% | DEN: 2
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 43.75% | DEN: 2
Jackknife-Fish - Drum
(Eques lanceolatus)
SF: 43.75% | DEN: 1.86
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.67
Creolefish (Atlantic) - Seabass
(Paranthias furcifer)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.83
Glassy Sweeper - Sweeper
(Pempheris schomburgkii)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 2.67
Greater Soapfish - Soapfishes
(Rypticus saponaceus)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.33
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 2.17
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.17
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 2
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 37.5% | DEN: 1.17
Glasseye Snapper (Atlantic) - Bigeye
(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)
SF: 31.25% | DEN: 1.6
Green Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys splendens)
SF: 31.25% | DEN: 2
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 31.25% | DEN: 1.4
Peppermint Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus lipernes)
SF: 31.25% | DEN: 2
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 31.25% | DEN: 1.4
Spotted Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena plumieri plumieri)
SF: 31.25% | DEN: 1
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 31.25% | DEN: 1.8
Blackfin Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus buccanella)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.75
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. venezuelae/C. tortugae)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2.75
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2.25
Highhat - Drum
(Pareques acuminatus / Pareques lineatus)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.75
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.75
Sharknose Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus evelynae)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2.5
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 18.75% | DEN: 1
Cottonwick - Grunt
(Haemulon melanurum)
SF: 18.75% | DEN: 2.33
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 18.75% | DEN: 1
Yellowfin Mojarra - Mojarra
(Gerres cinereus)
SF: 18.75% | DEN: 1.67
Black Margate - Grunt
(Anisotremus surinamensis)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Boga - Grunt
(Haemulon vittatum)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 3
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Cubera Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus cyanopterus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1.5
Mirrorwing Flyingfish - Flyingfish
(Hirundichthys speculiger)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 3
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Rainbow Runner - Jack
(Elagatis bipinnulata)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 3.5
Redlip Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Ophioblennius macclurei)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1.5
Sand-Canyon Goby (part of Bridled Goby Complex) - Goby
(Coryphopterus venezuelae (was C. bol))
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 3
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Shortstripe Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus chancei)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Sponge Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Phaeoptyx xenus)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 1
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Tomtate - Grunt
(Haemulon aurolineatum)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 2
Yellowline Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus horsti)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 3
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 12.5% | DEN: 3
Balloonfish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon holocanthus)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 2
Flamefish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon maculatus)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 2
Flying Gurnard - Flying Gurnard
(Dactylopterus volitans)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 2
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 2
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Green Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Chelonia mydas)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Lantern Bass - Seabass
(Serranus baldwini)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Longlure Frogfish - Frogfish
(Antennarius multiocellatus)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Peppermint Basslet - Basslet / Seabass
(Liopropoma rubre)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 3
Reef Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon sedentarius)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 2
Reef Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaenodes caribbaeus)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Sailfin Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Emblemaria pandionis)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 2
Slender Filefish - Filefish
(Monacanthus tuckeri)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Spanish Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon macrostoma)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Tiger Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca tigris)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Whitespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines macrocerus)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Yellow Jack - Jack
(Caranx bartholomaei)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1
Yellownose Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus randalli)
SF: 6.25% | DEN: 1