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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: NW CARIBBEAN - Zone 5 » Mexican Caribbean - Zone 54 » Puerto Morelos (south of marina to 20 degrees - inc. Playa del Carmen) - Zone 5403 » Punta Sur Shallows - Zone 54030052

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 12/30/24

Total Surveys: 9

#Species Reported: 80

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 57.00

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 29.25

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
5NW CARIBBEAN10806:54
54Mexican Caribbean10806:54
5403Puerto Morelos (south of marina to 20 degrees - inc. Playa del Carmen)10806:54
54030052Punta Sur Shallows10806:54
TOTALS10806:54

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
Bar length corresponds to sighting frequency
Color saturation corresponds to density score
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Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.67
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 3.13
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 2.63
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 2.25
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 1.75
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 2.63
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 2.13
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 2.5
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 2.5
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 88.89% | DEN: 2.38
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.29
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 1.57
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.29
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.43
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.14
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.43
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 77.78% | DEN: 2.57
Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.17
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.67
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 2.33
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 66.67% | DEN: 1.33
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 55.56% | DEN: 1.8
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 55.56% | DEN: 2.6
Black Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca bonaci)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 1
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 1
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 1.25
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 2.5
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 1.25
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 44.44% | DEN: 1.75
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.67
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.67
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 33.33% | DEN: 1.33
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 2
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 2
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.5
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 2
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Clepticus parrae)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 2.5
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 2
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1
Green Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax funebris)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.5
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.5
Shy Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus guttavarius)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1.5
Yellowfin Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca venenosa)
SF: 22.22% | DEN: 1
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Blue Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus bermudensis)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Bluelip Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Cryptotomus roseus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Boga - Grunt
(Haemulon vittatum)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Broadstripe Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus prochilos)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 3
Caribbean Neon Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus lobeli)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Greenblotch Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma atomarium)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 3
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Lantern Bass - Seabass
(Serranus baldwini)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Longjaw Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Neoniphon marianus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 3
Peppermint Basslet - Basslet / Seabass
(Liopropoma rubre)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Peppermint Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus lipernes)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 3
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Smallmouth Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Tiger Grouper - Seabass
(Mycteroperca tigris)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 2
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 11.11% | DEN: 1