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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: NW CARIBBEAN - Zone 5 » Cayman Islands - Zone 52 » Grand Cayman, Outside Marine Park (includes Replen - Zone 5204 » Blue Pinnacles (2 fingers) - Zone 52040028

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 3/10/25

Total Surveys: 11

#Species Reported: 109

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 54.17

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 45.00

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
5NW CARIBBEAN60508:48
52Cayman Islands60508:48
5204Grand Cayman, Outside Marine Park (includes Replen60508:48
52040028Blue Pinnacles (2 fingers)60508:48
TOTALS60508:48

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 Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.18
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.82
Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.45
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.82
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.73
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Clepticus parrae)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.55
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.82
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.45
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.09
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.55
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 1.73
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.64
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 90.91% | DEN: 1.5
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 90.91% | DEN: 2.6
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 90.91% | DEN: 1.7
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 90.91% | DEN: 2.4
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 90.91% | DEN: 1.9
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 81.82% | DEN: 1.78
Blackcap Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma melacara)
SF: 81.82% | DEN: 3.11
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 81.82% | DEN: 1.67
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 81.82% | DEN: 3.44
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 81.82% | DEN: 2.44
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 81.82% | DEN: 1.78
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 81.82% | DEN: 3.44
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 81.82% | DEN: 2.33
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 81.82% | DEN: 1.56
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 81.82% | DEN: 2.33
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 72.73% | DEN: 1.38
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 72.73% | DEN: 2.13
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 72.73% | DEN: 2.38
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 72.73% | DEN: 1.63
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 63.64% | DEN: 2.86
Cayman Sponge Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus centralis)
SF: 63.64% | DEN: 1.88
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 63.64% | DEN: 1.86
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 63.64% | DEN: 1.14
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 63.64% | DEN: 2.29
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 63.64% | DEN: 1.71
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 54.55% | DEN: 1.67
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 54.55% | DEN: 2
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 54.55% | DEN: 1.67
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 54.55% | DEN: 2
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 2
Cayman Cleaning Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus cayman)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 2
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 1.8
Diamond Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus boehlkei)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 1.4
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 1.6
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 1.4
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 2.4
Longjaw Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Neoniphon marianus)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 1.6
Longsnout Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon aculeatus)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 1.8
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 1.6
Sunshinefish - Damselfish
(Chromis insolata)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 2
Tiger Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca tigris)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 1.2
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 1.2
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 45.45% | DEN: 1.4
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 36.36% | DEN: 1.25
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 36.36% | DEN: 1.75
Indigo Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus indigo)
SF: 36.36% | DEN: 1
Peppermint Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus lipernes)
SF: 36.36% | DEN: 1.75
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 36.36% | DEN: 1.75
Tomtate - Grunt
(Haemulon aurolineatum)
SF: 36.36% | DEN: 1.25
Arrow Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Lucayablennius zingaro)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 2
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 1.33
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 2.33
Boga - Grunt
(Haemulon vittatum)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 2.67
Greenblotch Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma atomarium)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 1.33
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 2.33
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 1.33
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 2.33
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 1.67
Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 1
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 2.67
Whitespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines macrocerus)
SF: 27.27% | DEN: 2
Balloonfish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon holocanthus)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 2
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 2
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 1.5
Golden Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus gummigutta)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 1
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 2
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 1.5
Ocean Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Canthidermis sufflamen)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 1.5
Pallid Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 1.5
Peppermint Basslet - Basslet / Seabass
(Liopropoma rubre)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 1.5
Roughhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria aspera)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 1
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 1.5
Spinyhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria spinosa)
SF: 18.18% | DEN: 1
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 2
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. bol/C. tortugae)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 2
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Candy Basslet - Basslet / Seabass
(Liopropoma carmabi)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Chalk Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tortugarum)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 2
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 2
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 2
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 2
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 2
Red Lionfish (exotic) - Scorpionfish
(Pterois volitans)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Reef Croaker - Drum
(Odontoscion dentex)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 2
Sailors Choice - Grunt
(Haemulon parra)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 2
Shy Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus guttavarius)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 2
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 9.09% | DEN: 1