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Region: PAC

Geographic Zones: s. Pt. Conception - Santa Barbara

Survey Types: Fish Only, Invertebrates Only, Fish & Invertebrates

Dates: 1/1/93 - 4/23/24

Total Surveys: 317

#Species Reported: 166

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 20.13

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 19.96

Survey Type: FO = Fish Only; IO = Invertebrates Only; FI = Fish & Invertebrates - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameFOIOFIFOIOFI(H:M)
4California18002595215356:34
42SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA18002595215356:34
4201S Point Conception - N Point Heuneme18002595215356:34
4201024s. Pt. Conception - Santa Barbara18002595215356:34
42010241Refugio State Beach12201984210267:36
42010242St. Augustine Reef/Augies0022004:28
42010243Tajiguas490370468:51
42010244Campus Point2000002:32
42010245Gaviota State Park Beach1000000:58
42010246Haskell's Beach1010002:06
42010247Hammond's Beach (w side of Fernald Point)1000001:25
42010248Sands Beach - Coal Oil Point (west side)2001003:56
42010249Coal Oil Point (East Side)2001014:42
TOTALS18002595215356:34

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Senorita - Wrasse
(Oxyjulis californica)
SF: 84.13% | DEN: 3.28
Bat Star - Echinoderms
(Asterina miniata)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 2.91
Purple Urchin - Echinoderms
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
SF: 83.33% | DEN: 3.89
Pile Perch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus vacca)
SF: 83.17% | DEN: 2.26
Giant Kelp - Algae
(Macrocystis integrifolia / pyrifera)
SF: 78.57% | DEN: 3.52
Black Perch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca jacksoni)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.43
Giant Spined Star - Echinoderms
(Pisaster giganteus)
SF: 76.19% | DEN: 3.34
Kelp Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax clathratus)
SF: 73.65% | DEN: 2.46
Painted Greenling - Greenling
(Oxylebius pictus)
SF: 73.65% | DEN: 2.06
Rainbow Seaperch - Surfperch
(Hypsurus caryi)
SF: 72.38% | DEN: 2.53
Feather Duster Worm (E. polymorpha) - Annelids
(Eudistylia polymorpha)
SF: 71.43% | DEN: 3
Kelp Perch - Surfperch
(Brachyistius frenatus)
SF: 71.43% | DEN: 2.46
White Seaperch - Surfperch
(Phanerodon furcatus)
SF: 71.43% | DEN: 2.74
Red Sea Urchin - Echinoderms
(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
SF: 69.05% | DEN: 3.14
Chestnut Cowry - Mollusks
(Cypraea spadicea)
SF: 61.9% | DEN: 2.42
Stalked Tunicate - Urochordates
(Styela montereyensis)
SF: 61.9% | DEN: 2.54
Tube-dwelling Anemone - Cnidarians
(Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
SF: 59.52% | DEN: 2.44
Blackeye Goby - Goby
(Rhinogobiops nicholsii)
SF: 58.41% | DEN: 2.14
Giant Keyhole Limpet - Mollusks
(Megathura crenulata)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 1.88
Giant Kelpfish - Clinid
(Heterostichus rostratus)
SF: 56.19% | DEN: 1.85
Strawberry Anemone - Cnidarians
(Corynactis californica)
SF: 52.38% | DEN: 0.27
Rubberlip Seaperch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus toxotes)
SF: 48.57% | DEN: 2.01
Lavender Sculpin - Sculpin
(Leiocottus hirundo)
SF: 47.94% | DEN: 1.66
Northern Sea Palm - Algae
(Pterygophora californica)
SF: 47.62% | DEN: 3.65
Sea Lemon - Mollusks
(Peltodoris nobilis)
SF: 47.62% | DEN: 1.65
Kelp Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes atrovirens)
SF: 47.3% | DEN: 1.88
Warty Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus parvimensis)
SF: 45.24% | DEN: 1.89
Speckled Sanddab - Lefteye Flounder
(Citharichthys stigmaeus)
SF: 44.76% | DEN: 1.92
Cabezon - Sculpin
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
SF: 44.13% | DEN: 1.47
Olive Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serranoides)
SF: 40.32% | DEN: 1.98
Brown Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes auriculatus)
SF: 38.41% | DEN: 1.56
Unidentified Pipefish - Pipefish & Seahorse
(Syngnathidae spp.)
SF: 35.87% | DEN: 1.8
Kellet's Whelk - Mollusks
(Kelletia kelletii)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 2.4
Spanish Shawl - Mollusks
(Flabellina iodinea)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 1.6
Barred Sand Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax nebulifer)
SF: 33.97% | DEN: 1.91
Juvenile (YOY) Rockfish - Unidentified - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes sp. (YOY))
SF: 33.97% | DEN: 2.16
California Golden Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Muricea californica)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 2
Red Sea Hare - Mollusks
(Aplysia californica)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.5
Leather Star - Echinoderms
(Dermasterias imbricata)
SF: 30.95% | DEN: 2.15
Masking/Sheep Crab - Arthropods
(Loxorthynchus crispatus (L. grandis))
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 1.5
Dwarf Perch - Surfperch
(Micrometrus minimus)
SF: 27.3% | DEN: 2.17
Two-spot Octopus - Mollusks
(Octopus bimaculatus)
SF: 26.19% | DEN: 1.36
Walleye Surfperch - Surfperch
(Hyperprosopon argenteum)
SF: 24.76% | DEN: 2.94
Tubesnout - Tubesnout
(Aulorhynchus flavidus)
SF: 23.81% | DEN: 2.09
Black-and-Yellow Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes chrysomelas)
SF: 23.17% | DEN: 1.59
Spotted Kelpfish - Clinid
(Gibbonsia elegans)
SF: 23.17% | DEN: 1.36
Shiner Perch - Surfperch
(Cymatogaster aggregata)
SF: 22.86% | DEN: 3.29
Rock Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres semicinctus)
SF: 21.59% | DEN: 2.31
Blacksmith - Damselfish
(Chromis punctipinnis)
SF: 20.63% | DEN: 2.52
Halfmoon - Sea Chub
(Medialuna californiensis)
SF: 20.32% | DEN: 2.13
Bat Ray - Eagle Ray
(Myliobatis californica)
SF: 20% | DEN: 1.44
Snubnose Sculpin - Sculpin
(Orthonopias triacis)
SF: 20% | DEN: 1.38
Lingcod - Greenling
(Ophiodon elongatus)
SF: 19.37% | DEN: 1.48
Copper Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes caurinus)
SF: 19.05% | DEN: 1.47
Opalescent Nudibranch - Mollusks
(Hermissenda crassicornis / opalescens)
SF: 19.05% | DEN: 1.5
Red Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Leptogorgia chilensis)
SF: 19.05% | DEN: 1.38
Rock Scallop - Mollusks
(Crassadoma gigantea)
SF: 19.05% | DEN: 1.88
Thornback - Guitarfish
(Platyrhinoidis triseriata)
SF: 18.1% | DEN: 1.23
C-O Sole - Righteye Flounder
(Pleuronichthys coenosus)
SF: 16.83% | DEN: 1.17
Wavy Turban Snail - Mollusks
(Lithopoma undosum)
SF: 16.67% | DEN: 2.71
Bocaccio - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes paucispinis)
SF: 16.51% | DEN: 2.13
California Sheephead - Wrasse
(Semicossyphus pulcher)
SF: 16.51% | DEN: 2.29
Opaleye - Sea Chub
(Girella nigricans)
SF: 16.19% | DEN: 1.75
Grass Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes rastrelliger)
SF: 15.56% | DEN: 1.27
Jacksmelt - Silverside
(Atherinops californiensis)
SF: 14.92% | DEN: 2.34
Topsmelt - Silverside
(Atherinops affinis)
SF: 14.92% | DEN: 3.7
Brown Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Muricea fruticosa)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2
Eccentric Sand Dollar - Echinoderms
(Dendraster excentricus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2.33
California Lizardfish - Lizardfish
(Synodus lucioceps)
SF: 13.65% | DEN: 1.77
Reef Perch - Surfperch
(Micrometrus aurora)
SF: 13.02% | DEN: 2
Angel Shark - Angel Shark
(Squatina californica)
SF: 12.7% | DEN: 1.18
Blue Rockfish - generic ID - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes mystinus/diaconus)
SF: 12.7% | DEN: 2.43
Gopher Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes carnatus)
SF: 12.7% | DEN: 1.58
Silversides spp. - Silverside
(Atherinidae spp.)
SF: 12.38% | DEN: 3.23
Pink Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis corrugata)
SF: 11.9% | DEN: 1
Spiny Brittlestar - Echinoderms
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
SF: 11.9% | DEN: 2.4
White Urchin - Echinoderms
(Lytechinus anamesus)
SF: 11.9% | DEN: 1.2
Unidentified Surfperch - Surfperch
(Embiotocidae spp.)
SF: 10.79% | DEN: 2.56
Pacific Sardine - Herring
(Sardinops sagax)
SF: 10.16% | DEN: 3.78
California Halibut - Lefteye Flounder
(Paralichthys californicus)
SF: 9.84% | DEN: 1.26
Kelp Greenling - Greenling
(Hexagrammos decagrammus)
SF: 9.84% | DEN: 1.48
California Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus californicus)
SF: 9.52% | DEN: 1.75
Spiny Lobster - Arthropods
(Panulirus interruptus)
SF: 9.52% | DEN: 1.25
Sunflower Star - Echinoderms
(Pycnopodia helianthoides)
SF: 9.52% | DEN: 1.75
White-spotted Anemone - Cnidarians
(Urticina sp.)
SF: 9.52% | DEN: 1.25
Vermilion Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes miniatus)
SF: 8.25% | DEN: 1.46
Swell Shark - Cat Shark
(Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
SF: 7.94% | DEN: 1.92
Calico Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes dalli)
SF: 7.3% | DEN: 1.7
Sargo - Grunt
(Anisotremus davidsoni)
SF: 7.3% | DEN: 1.74
Colonial Sand-tube Worm - Annelids
(Phragmatopoma californica)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 0.33
Northern Kelp Crab - Arthropods
(Pugettia producta)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1.33
Orange Cup Coral - Cnidarians
(Balanophyllia elegans)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Orange Puffball Sponge - Poriferans
(Tethya aurantia)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1.67
San Diego Dorid / Leopard Dorid - Mollusks
(Diaulula sandiegensis / odonoghuei)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Garibaldi - Damselfish
(Hypsypops rubicundus)
SF: 6.98% | DEN: 2.14
Gopher Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes carnatus (YOY))
SF: 6.03% | DEN: 2.26
Unidentified Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes sp.)
SF: 6.03% | DEN: 1.74
Leopard Shark - Requiem Shark
(Triakis semifasciata)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1.17
Unidentified Sculpin - Sculpin
(Cottidae spp.)
SF: 5.71% | DEN: 1.33
Bocaccio Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes paucispinus (YOY))
SF: 5.4% | DEN: 2.88
Striped Seaperch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca lateralis)
SF: 5.4% | DEN: 1.53
Vermilion Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes miniatus (YOY))
SF: 5.4% | DEN: 2.12
Coralline Sculpin - Sculpin
(Artedius corallinus)
SF: 5.08% | DEN: 1
Shovelnose Guitarfish - Guitarfish
(Rhinobatos productus)
SF: 5.08% | DEN: 1.25
Brown Rock Crab - Arthropods
(Cancer antennarius)
SF: 4.76% | DEN: 1.5
Christmas Tree Worm - Annelids
(Spirobranchus spinosus)
SF: 4.76% | DEN: 3
Crowned Urchin - Echinoderms
(Centrostphanus coronatus)
SF: 4.76% | DEN: 2.5
Red Octopus - Mollusks
(Octopus rubescens)
SF: 4.76% | DEN: 1
Blue / Deacon Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes mystinus / diaconus (YOY))
SF: 4.44% | DEN: 1.93
Onespot Fringehead - Blenny (pike, tube and flag)
(Neoclinus uninotatus)
SF: 4.13% | DEN: 1.38
Olive Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serranoides (YOY))
SF: 3.81% | DEN: 2.25
Plainfin Midshipman - Toadfish
(Porichthys notatus)
SF: 3.81% | DEN: 1.08
Scalyhead Sculpin - Sculpin
(Artedius harringtoni)
SF: 3.81% | DEN: 1.25
Bay Goby - Goby
(Lepidogobius lepidus)
SF: 3.49% | DEN: 1.91
Yellowfin Fringehead - Blenny (pike, tube and flag)
(Neoclinus stephensae)
SF: 3.17% | DEN: 1.2
Black Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes melanops)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 1.89
Jack Mackerel - Jack
(Trachurus symmetricus)
SF: 2.86% | DEN: 3.11
Brown Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes auriculatus (YOY))
SF: 2.54% | DEN: 1.25
Pacific Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena argentea)
SF: 2.54% | DEN: 3.13
Coonstripe Shrimp - Arthropods
(Pandalus danae / gurneyi)
SF: 2.38% | DEN: 3
Fluted Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Primavelans insculpta)
SF: 2.38% | DEN: 2
Lacy Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Phidolopora pacifica)
SF: 2.38% | DEN: 3
Oarweed - Algae
(Laminaria farlowii)
SF: 2.38% | DEN: 3
Red Turban Snail - Mollusks
(Lithopoma gibberosum)
SF: 2.38% | DEN: 2
Horn Shark - Bullhead Shark
(Heterodontus francisci)
SF: 2.22% | DEN: 1.14
KGB Rockfish YOY (Kelp/Gopher/B&Y) - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes spp. YOY)
SF: 2.22% | DEN: 2.29
Northern Anchovy - Anchovy
(Engraulis mordax)
SF: 2.22% | DEN: 3.86
Unidentified Flatfish - Lefteye Flounder
(Bothidae sp.)
SF: 2.22% | DEN: 1.14
Wolf-eel - Wolffish
(Anarrhichthys ocellatus)
SF: 2.22% | DEN: 1
Crevice Kelpfish - Clinid
(Gibbonsia montereyensis)
SF: 1.9% | DEN: 1.17
Giant Sea Bass - Wreckfish
(Stereolepis gigas)
SF: 1.9% | DEN: 1.5
Ocean Whitefish - Tilefish
(Caulolatilus princeps)
SF: 1.9% | DEN: 1.5
Round Stingray - Round Stingray
(Urolophus halleri)
SF: 1.9% | DEN: 1.17
Sarcastic Fringehead - Blenny (pike, tube and flag)
(Neoclinus blanchardi)
SF: 1.9% | DEN: 1.17
White Seabass - Drum
(Atractoscion nobilis)
SF: 1.9% | DEN: 2.33
Buffalo Sculpin - Sculpin
(Enophrys bison)
SF: 1.59% | DEN: 1
Barred Surfperch - Surfperch
(Amphistichus argenteus)
SF: 1.27% | DEN: 1.75
Copper Rockfish YOY - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes caurinus (YOY))
SF: 1.27% | DEN: 2
Island Kelpfish - Labrisomids
(Alloclinus holderi)
SF: 1.27% | DEN: 1
Spotted Sand Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax maculatofasciatus)
SF: 1.27% | DEN: 1.5
California Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena guttata)
SF: 0.95% | DEN: 1
Pacific Sanddab - Lefteye Flounder
(Citharichthys sordidus)
SF: 0.95% | DEN: 2.33
Spotted Cusk-eel - Cusk-Eel
(Chilara taylori)
SF: 0.95% | DEN: 1
Treefish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serriceps)
SF: 0.95% | DEN: 1.67
California Skate - Skate
(Raja inornata)
SF: 0.63% | DEN: 1
Chub Mackerel - Mackerel
(Scomber japonicus)
SF: 0.63% | DEN: 3.5
Diamond Turbot - Righteye Flounder
(Hypsopsetta guttulata)
SF: 0.63% | DEN: 1
Pacific Halibut - Righteye Flounder
(Hippoglossus stenolepis)
SF: 0.63% | DEN: 1.5
Spotfin surfperch - Surfperch
(Hyperprosopon anale)
SF: 0.63% | DEN: 2
Unidentified Kelpfish - Clinid
(Clinidae spp.)
SF: 0.63% | DEN: 1
Blue Shark - Requiem Shark
(Prionace glauca)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 2
Bluebanded Goby - Goby
(Lythrypnus dalli)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
California Clingfish - Clingfish
(Gobiesox rhessodon)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
Canary Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes pinniger)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
Flag Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes rubrivinctus)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 2
Great Sculpin - Sculpin
(Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
Hornyhead Turbot - Righteye Flounder
(Pleuronichthys verticalis)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
Kelp Gunnel - Gunnel
(Ulvicola sanctaerosae)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
Northern Spearnose Poacher - Poacher
(Agonopsis vulsa)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
Padded Sculpin - Sculpin
(Artedius fenestralis)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
Pygmy Poacher - Poacher
(Odontopyxis trispinosa)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
Rock Greenling - Greenling
(Hexagrammos lagocephalus)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 3
Rockpool Blenny - Combtooth Blenny
(Hypsoblennius gilberti)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 2
Southern Rock Sole - Righteye Flounder
(Lepidopsetta bilineata)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
Southern Spearnose Poacher - Poacher
(Agonopsis sterletus)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1
Stripefin Ronquil (R. alleni) - Ronquil
(Rathbunella alleni)
SF: 0.32% | DEN: 1