Region: PAC
Geographic Zones: California - Zone 4 » SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA - Zone 42 » S La Jolla - Tijuana - Zone 4207 » Mission Beach - Zone 420701
Survey Types: Fish Only, Invertebrates Only, Fish & Invertebrates
Dates: 1/1/93 - 12/21/24
Total Surveys: 1002
#Species Reported: 185
Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 20.51
Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 13.03
Survey Type: FO = Fish Only; IO = Invertebrates Only; FI = Fish & Invertebrates - How to interpret REEF data?
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Surveys | Bottom Time | |||||||
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Expert | Novice | |||||||
Code | Name | FO | IO | FI | FO | IO | FI | (H:M) |
4 | California | 12 | 0 | 553 | 84 | 20 | 333 | 894:08 |
42 | SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA | 12 | 0 | 553 | 84 | 20 | 333 | 894:08 |
4207 | S La Jolla - Tijuana | 12 | 0 | 553 | 84 | 20 | 333 | 894:08 |
420701 | Mission Beach | 12 | 0 | 553 | 84 | 20 | 333 | 894:08 |
42070100 | Mission Beach General Area - no site specified | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:30 |
42070101 | Ruby E | 1 | 0 | 26 | 20 | 0 | 62 | 56:44 |
42070102 | HMCS Yukon | 5 | 0 | 62 | 30 | 7 | 107 | 120:49 |
42070103 | Hospitality Point (Mission Bay) | 3 | 0 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 55:42 |
42070104 | El Ray | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 7:30 |
42070105 | NOSC Tower | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 25:18 |
42070106 | Old Ingraham Street Bridge | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13:50 |
42070107 | Bonita Cove (Mission Bay Park) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10:44 |
42070108 | Mission Beach Artificial Reef (b/t Ingraham St. Bridge & NOSC) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 10:40 |
42070109 | Mariners Basin (Mission Bay) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 19:25 |
42070110 | Mission Point from beach | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 43 | 88:05 |
42070111 | Mission Point Southside of jetty | 0 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 49:12 |
42070113 | Mission Point off Bayside Lane | 0 | 0 | 239 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 281:58 |
42070114 | Mission Bay Inlet (along parking lot) | 0 | 0 | 120 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 146:49 |
42070115 | South Mission Beach (North side of Jetty) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4:05 |
42070116 | Ventura Cove (Mission Bay) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1:47 |
TOTALS | 12 | 0 | 553 | 84 | 20 | 333 | 894:08 |
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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Bar length corresponds to sighting frequency
Color saturation corresponds to density score
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Kelp Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax clathratus)
(Paralabrax clathratus)
Blacksmith - Damselfish
(Chromis punctipinnis)
(Chromis punctipinnis)
Black Perch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca jacksoni)
(Embiotoca jacksoni)
Garibaldi - Damselfish
(Hypsypops rubicundus)
(Hypsypops rubicundus)
Wavy Turban Snail - Mollusks
(Lithopoma undosum)
(Lithopoma undosum)
Barred Sand Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax nebulifer)
(Paralabrax nebulifer)
Giant Keyhole Limpet - Mollusks
(Megathura crenulata)
(Megathura crenulata)
Spiny Lobster - Arthropods
(Panulirus interruptus)
(Panulirus interruptus)
California Golden Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Muricea californica)
(Muricea californica)
Opaleye - Sea Chub
(Girella nigricans)
(Girella nigricans)
Rock Scallop - Mollusks
(Crassadoma gigantea)
(Crassadoma gigantea)
Brown Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Muricea fruticosa)
(Muricea fruticosa)
Purple Urchin - Echinoderms
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
(Strongylocentrotus purpuratus)
Senorita - Wrasse
(Oxyjulis californica)
(Oxyjulis californica)
Strawberry Anemone - Cnidarians
(Corynactis californica)
(Corynactis californica)
California Sheephead - Wrasse
(Bodianus pulcher)
(Bodianus pulcher)
Giant Kelpfish - Clinid
(Heterostichus rostratus)
(Heterostichus rostratus)
Silversides spp. - Silverside
(Atherinidae spp.)
(Atherinidae spp.)
Painted Greenling - Greenling
(Oxylebius pictus)
(Oxylebius pictus)
Red Gorgonian - Cnidarians
(Leptogorgia chilensis)
(Leptogorgia chilensis)
Sargo - Grunt
(Anisotremus davidsoni)
(Anisotremus davidsoni)
Giant Kelp - Algae
(Macrocystis integrifolia / pyrifera)
(Macrocystis integrifolia / pyrifera)
Bat Star - Echinoderms
(Asterina miniata)
(Asterina miniata)
Two-spot Octopus - Mollusks
(Octopus bimaculatus)
(Octopus bimaculatus)
Dwarf Perch - Surfperch
(Micrometrus minimus)
(Micrometrus minimus)
Rock Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres semicinctus)
(Halichoeres semicinctus)
Warty Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus parvimensis)
(Parastichopus parvimensis)
Giant Spined Star - Echinoderms
(Pisaster giganteus)
(Pisaster giganteus)
Tube-dwelling Anemone - Cnidarians
(Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
(Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
Spanish Shawl - Mollusks
(Flabellina iodinea)
(Flabellina iodinea)
Club Tunicate (exotic) - Urochordates
(Styela clava)
(Styela clava)
Spotted Sand Bass - Sea Bass
(Paralabrax maculatofasciatus)
(Paralabrax maculatofasciatus)
Round Stingray - Round Stingray
(Urolophus halleri)
(Urolophus halleri)
Unidentified Crevice / Spotted Kelpfish - Clinid
(Gibbonsia spp.)
(Gibbonsia spp.)
Bay Blenny - Combtooth Blenny
(Hypsoblennius gentilis)
(Hypsoblennius gentilis)
California Scorpionfish - Scorpionfish
(Scorpaena guttata)
(Scorpaena guttata)
Chestnut Cowry - Mollusks
(Cypraea spadicea)
(Cypraea spadicea)
California Sea Cucumber - Echinoderms
(Parastichopus californicus)
(Parastichopus californicus)
Red Sea Hare - Mollusks
(Aplysia californica)
(Aplysia californica)
Kellet's Whelk - Mollusks
(Kelletia kelletii)
(Kelletia kelletii)
Red Sea Urchin - Echinoderms
(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
(Mesocentrotus franciscanus)
Blackeye Goby - Goby
(Rhinogobiops nicholsii)
(Rhinogobiops nicholsii)
Spiny Brittlestar - Echinoderms
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
(Ophiothrix spiculata)
White Seaperch - Surfperch
(Phanerodon furcatus)
(Phanerodon furcatus)
Pile Perch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus vacca)
(Rhacochilus vacca)
Opalescent Nudibranch - Mollusks
(Hermissenda crassicornis / opalescens)
(Hermissenda crassicornis / opalescens)
Crowned Urchin - Echinoderms
(Centrostphanus coronatus)
(Centrostphanus coronatus)
Zebraperch - Sea Chub
(Hermosilla azurea)
(Hermosilla azurea)
Christmas Tree Worm - Annelids
(Spirobranchus spinosus)
(Spirobranchus spinosus)
Kelp Perch - Surfperch
(Brachyistius frenatus)
(Brachyistius frenatus)
Salema - Grunt
(Xenistius californiensis)
(Xenistius californiensis)
Shiner Perch - Surfperch
(Cymatogaster aggregata)
(Cymatogaster aggregata)
Asian Kelp Wakame (exotic) - Algae
(Undaria pinnatifida)
(Undaria pinnatifida)
California Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax mordax)
(Gymnothorax mordax)
Red Rock Shrimp - Arthropods
(Lysmata californica)
(Lysmata californica)
Oarweed - Algae
(Laminaria farlowii)
(Laminaria farlowii)
Halfmoon - Sea Chub
(Medialuna californiensis)
(Medialuna californiensis)
Rubberlip Seaperch - Surfperch
(Rhacochilus toxotes)
(Rhacochilus toxotes)
Green Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis fulgens)
(Haliotis fulgens)
Cabezon - Sculpin
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
(Scorpaenichthys marmoratus)
Brown Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes auriculatus)
(Sebastes auriculatus)
California Halibut - Lefteye Flounder
(Paralichthys californicus)
(Paralichthys californicus)
Woolly Sculpin - Sculpin
(Clinocottus analis)
(Clinocottus analis)
Black Croaker - Drum
(Cheilotrema saturnum)
(Cheilotrema saturnum)
Orange Cup Coral - Cnidarians
(Balanophyllia elegans)
(Balanophyllia elegans)
Southern Staghorn Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Diaperoforma californica)
(Diaperoforma californica)
Olive Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serranoides)
(Sebastes serranoides)
Cobalt Sponge - Poriferans
(Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta)
(Hymenamphiastra cyanocrypta)
Stalked Tunicate - Urochordates
(Styela montereyensis)
(Styela montereyensis)
Orange Puffball Sponge - Poriferans
(Tethya aurantia)
(Tethya aurantia)
Eccentric Sand Dollar - Echinoderms
(Dendraster excentricus)
(Dendraster excentricus)
Colonial Sand-tube Worm - Annelids
(Phragmatopoma californica)
(Phragmatopoma californica)
Masking/Sheep Crab - Arthropods
(Loxorthynchus crispatus (L. grandis))
(Loxorthynchus crispatus (L. grandis))
San Diego Dorid / Leopard Dorid - Mollusks
(Diaulula sandiegensis / odonoghuei)
(Diaulula sandiegensis / odonoghuei)
Rockpool Blenny - Combtooth Blenny
(Hypsoblennius gilberti)
(Hypsoblennius gilberti)
Red Volcano Sponge - Poriferans
(Acamus erithacus)
(Acamus erithacus)
Bluebanded Goby - Goby
(Lythrypnus dalli)
(Lythrypnus dalli)
Leather Star - Echinoderms
(Dermasterias imbricata)
(Dermasterias imbricata)
Northern Kelp Crab - Arthropods
(Pugettia producta)
(Pugettia producta)
Topsmelt - Silverside
(Atherinops affinis)
(Atherinops affinis)
Largemouth Blenny - Labrisomids
(Labrisomus xanti)
(Labrisomus xanti)
Rainbow Seaperch - Surfperch
(Hypsurus caryi)
(Hypsurus caryi)
Juvenile (YOY) Rockfish - Unidentified - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes sp. (YOY))
(Sebastes sp. (YOY))
Sea Lemon - Mollusks
(Peltodoris nobilis)
(Peltodoris nobilis)
Unidentified Kelpfish - Clinid
(Clinidae spp.)
(Clinidae spp.)
Lingcod - Greenling
(Ophiodon elongatus)
(Ophiodon elongatus)
Diamond Turbot - Righteye Flounder
(Hypsopsetta guttulata)
(Hypsopsetta guttulata)
Northern Sea Palm - Algae
(Pterygophora californica)
(Pterygophora californica)
Diamond Stingray - Stingray
(Dasyatis dipterura)
(Dasyatis dipterura)
Treefish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes serriceps)
(Sebastes serriceps)
Brown Rock Crab - Arthropods
(Romaleon antennarium)
(Romaleon antennarium)
Thornback - Guitarfish
(Platyrhinoidis triseriata)
(Platyrhinoidis triseriata)
Gopher Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes carnatus)
(Sebastes carnatus)
Horn Shark - Bullhead Shark
(Heterodontus francisci)
(Heterodontus francisci)
Ocean Whitefish - Tilefish
(Caulolatilus princeps)
(Caulolatilus princeps)
Copper Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes caurinus)
(Sebastes caurinus)
Unidentified Flatfish - Lefteye Flounder
(Bothidae sp.)
(Bothidae sp.)
Striped Seaperch - Surfperch
(Embiotoca lateralis)
(Embiotoca lateralis)
Kelp Greenling - Greenling
(Hexagrammos decagrammus)
(Hexagrammos decagrammus)
Unidentified Sculpin - Sculpin
(Cottidae spp.)
(Cottidae spp.)
Red Octopus - Mollusks
(Octopus rubescens)
(Octopus rubescens)
White Urchin - Echinoderms
(Lytechinus anamesus)
(Lytechinus anamesus)
Bat Ray - Eagle Ray
(Myliobatis californica)
(Myliobatis californica)
California Butterfly Ray - Butterfly Ray
(Gymnura marmorata)
(Gymnura marmorata)
Speckled Sanddab - Lefteye Flounder
(Citharichthys stigmaeus)
(Citharichthys stigmaeus)
Kelp Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes atrovirens)
(Sebastes atrovirens)
Cheekspot Goby - Goby
(Ilypnus gilberti)
(Ilypnus gilberti)
Mussel Blenny - Combtooth Blenny
(Hypsoblennius jenkinsi)
(Hypsoblennius jenkinsi)
Sharpnose Seaperch - Surfperch
(Phanerodon atripes)
(Phanerodon atripes)
Walleye Surfperch - Surfperch
(Hyperprosopon argenteum)
(Hyperprosopon argenteum)
Crevice Kelpfish - Clinid
(Gibbonsia montereyensis)
(Gibbonsia montereyensis)
Fluted Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Primavelans insculpta)
(Primavelans insculpta)
Southern Sea Palm - Algae
(Eisenia arborea)
(Eisenia arborea)
Unidentified Pipefish - Pipefish & Seahorse
(Syngnathidae spp.)
(Syngnathidae spp.)
Light-bulb Tunicate - Urochordates
(Clavelina huntsmani)
(Clavelina huntsmani)
Island Kelpfish - Labrisomids
(Alloclinus holderi)
(Alloclinus holderi)
Snubnose Sculpin - Sculpin
(Orthonopias triacis)
(Orthonopias triacis)
Vermilion Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes miniatus)
(Sebastes miniatus)
Unidentified Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis sp.)
(Haliotis sp.)
California Corbina - Drum
(Menticirrhus undulatus)
(Menticirrhus undulatus)
Jack Mackerel - Jack
(Trachurus symmetricus)
(Trachurus symmetricus)
Feather Duster Worm (E. polymorpha) - Annelids
(Eudistylia polymorpha)
(Eudistylia polymorpha)
Blue Rockfish - generic ID - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes mystinus/diaconus)
(Sebastes mystinus/diaconus)
Bluebanded Ronquil (R. hypoplecta) - Ronquil
(Rathbunella hypoplecta)
(Rathbunella hypoplecta)
Grass Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes rastrelliger)
(Sebastes rastrelliger)
Jacksmelt - Silverside
(Atherinopsis californiensis)
(Atherinopsis californiensis)
Guadalupe Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon guadalupensis)
(Apogon guadalupensis)
Spotted Kelpfish - Clinid
(Gibbonsia elegans)
(Gibbonsia elegans)
Yellowfin Croaker - Drum
(Umbrina roncador)
(Umbrina roncador)
Lewis' Moonsnail - Mollusks
(Neverita lewisii)
(Neverita lewisii)
White-spotted Anemone - Cnidarians
(Urticina sp.)
(Urticina sp.)
Black Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes melanops)
(Sebastes melanops)
Black-and-Yellow Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes chrysomelas)
(Sebastes chrysomelas)
Bocaccio - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes paucispinis)
(Sebastes paucispinis)
Striped Kelpfish - Clinid
(Gibbonsia metzi)
(Gibbonsia metzi)
Lacy Bryozoan - Bryozoans
(Phidolopora pacifica)
(Phidolopora pacifica)
Sunflower Star - Echinoderms
(Pycnopodia helianthoides)
(Pycnopodia helianthoides)
Giant Sea Bass - Wreckfish
(Stereolepis gigas)
(Stereolepis gigas)
Pacific Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena argentea)
(Sphyraena argentea)
Plainfin Midshipman - Toadfish
(Porichthys notatus)
(Porichthys notatus)
Rosy Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes rosaceus)
(Sebastes rosaceus)
Shovelnose Guitarfish - Guitarfish
(Rhinobatos productus)
(Rhinobatos productus)
Unidentified Surfperch - Surfperch
(Embiotocidae spp.)
(Embiotocidae spp.)
Coonstripe Shrimp - Arthropods
(Pandalus danae / gurneyi)
(Pandalus danae / gurneyi)
Bay Goby - Goby
(Lepidogobius lepidus)
(Lepidogobius lepidus)
Chub Mackerel - Mackerel
(Scomber japonicus)
(Scomber japonicus)
Pacific Electric Ray - Electric Ray
(Torpedo californica)
(Torpedo californica)
Zebra Goby - Goby
(Lythrypnus zebra)
(Lythrypnus zebra)
Pink Abalone - Mollusks
(Haliotis corrugata)
(Haliotis corrugata)
Angel Shark - Angel Shark
(Squatina californica)
(Squatina californica)
Banded Guitarfish - Guitarfish
(Zapteryx exasperata)
(Zapteryx exasperata)
C-O Sole - Righteye Flounder
(Pleuronichthys coenosus)
(Pleuronichthys coenosus)
Fantail Sole - Lefteye Flounder
(Xystreurys liolepis)
(Xystreurys liolepis)
Ocean Sunfish - Mola
(Mola mola)
(Mola mola)
Pacific Staghorn Sculpin - Sculpin
(Leptocottus armatus)
(Leptocottus armatus)
Queenfish - Drum
(Seriphus politus)
(Seriphus politus)
Spotted Turbot - Righteye Flounder
(Pleuronichthys ritteri)
(Pleuronichthys ritteri)
Squarespot Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes hopkinsi)
(Sebastes hopkinsi)
White Seabass - Drum
(Atractoscion nobilis)
(Atractoscion nobilis)
Widow Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes entomelas)
(Sebastes entomelas)
Gumboot Chiton - Mollusks
(Cryptochiton stelleri)
(Cryptochiton stelleri)
Purple Hydrocoral - Cnidarians
(Stylaster califrnicus)
(Stylaster califrnicus)
Argus Moray - Moray
(Muraena argus)
(Muraena argus)
Barred Surfperch - Surfperch
(Amphistichus argenteus)
(Amphistichus argenteus)
Blue Rockfish (was Blue-blotched species) - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes mystinus)
(Sebastes mystinus)
Blue Shark - Requiem Shark
(Prionace glauca)
(Prionace glauca)
Broomtail Grouper - Sea Bass
(Mycteroperca xenarcha)
(Mycteroperca xenarcha)
Calico Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes dalli)
(Sebastes dalli)
Canary Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes pinniger)
(Sebastes pinniger)
Glasseye (Pacific) - Bigeye
(Priacanthus carolinus)
(Priacanthus carolinus)
Hornyhead Turbot - Righteye Flounder
(Pleuronichthys verticalis)
(Pleuronichthys verticalis)
Leopard Shark - Requiem Shark
(Triakis semifasciata)
(Triakis semifasciata)
Longfin Sculpin - Sculpin
(Jordania zonope)
(Jordania zonope)
Northern Ronquil - Ronquil
(Ronquilus jordani)
(Ronquilus jordani)
Pacific Sardine - Herring
(Sardinops sagax)
(Sardinops sagax)
Red Irish Lord - Sculpin
(Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)
(Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus)
Sablefish - Sablefish
(Anoplopoma fimbria)
(Anoplopoma fimbria)
Sarcastic Fringehead - Blenny (pike, tube and flag)
(Neoclinus blanchardi)
(Neoclinus blanchardi)
Scalyhead Sculpin - Sculpin
(Artedius harringtoni)
(Artedius harringtoni)
Tubesnout - Tubesnout
(Aulorhynchus flavidus)
(Aulorhynchus flavidus)
Unidentified Silvery Baitfish - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Atherinidae, Clupeidae, and Engraulidae)
(Atherinidae, Clupeidae, and Engraulidae)
Yelloweye Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes ruberrimus)
(Sebastes ruberrimus)
Yellowfin Goby - Goby
(Acanthogobius flavimanus)
(Acanthogobius flavimanus)
Yellowtail - Jack
(Seriola lalandi)
(Seriola lalandi)
Yellowtail Rockfish - Scorpionfish
(Sebastes flavidus)
(Sebastes flavidus)