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Geographic Zones: GREATER ANTILLES & VIRGIN ISLANDS - Zone 6 » US Virgin Islands - Zone 64 » St Thomas - Zone 6402 » Cabrita Point - Zone 64020047

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

Dates: 1/1/93 - 12/26/24

Total Surveys: 20

#Species Reported: 172

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 64.29

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 72.50

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
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CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
6GREATER ANTILLES & VIRGIN ISLANDS1406024:38
64US Virgin Islands1406024:38
6402St Thomas1406024:38
64020047Cabrita Point1406024:38
TOTALS1406024:38

Species

%SF = Sighting Frequency; DEN = Density Score - How to interpret REEF data?
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Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.95
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.85
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.2
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.4
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.05
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.95
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.7
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.85
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.05
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 95% | DEN: 2.26
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 95% | DEN: 2.37
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 90% | DEN: 3
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 90% | DEN: 1.89
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 90% | DEN: 3.11
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 90% | DEN: 2.61
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 85% | DEN: 2.35
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 85% | DEN: 1.82
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 85% | DEN: 2.76
Bridled Goby Complex (Bridled/Sand-Canyon/Patch-Reef) - Goby
(C. glaucofraenum/C. bol/C. tortugae)
SF: 85% | DEN: 2.18
Clown Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres maculipinna)
SF: 85% | DEN: 2.47
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 85% | DEN: 3.82
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 85% | DEN: 3
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 85% | DEN: 2.06
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 80% | DEN: 3.19
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.88
Gray Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus arcuatus)
SF: 80% | DEN: 1.88
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.19
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.5
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.25
Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres pictus)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.81
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.19
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 80% | DEN: 1.88
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.06
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 80% | DEN: 2.56
Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.13
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.73
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 75% | DEN: 2.73
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.6
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.6
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 75% | DEN: 1.8
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 70% | DEN: 2.29
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 70% | DEN: 1.93
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 70% | DEN: 2.29
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 65% | DEN: 2.62
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 65% | DEN: 2.38
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 65% | DEN: 2.54
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 60% | DEN: 1.92
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 60% | DEN: 2.08
Saddled Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus triangulatus)
SF: 60% | DEN: 1.83
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 60% | DEN: 2.17
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 55% | DEN: 2.09
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 55% | DEN: 1.91
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 55% | DEN: 1.45
Yellowtail Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus chlorurus)
SF: 55% | DEN: 1.36
Glasseye Snapper (Atlantic) - Bigeye
(Heteropriacanthus cruentatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.8
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.8
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.1
Spotted Drum - Drum
(Eques punctatus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 1.5
Tan Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus randallorum)
SF: 50% | DEN: 2.1
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 45% | DEN: 2.11
Caesar Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon carbonarium)
SF: 45% | DEN: 2.78
French Angelfish - Angelfish
(Pomacanthus paru)
SF: 45% | DEN: 1.33
Indigo Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus indigo)
SF: 45% | DEN: 1.44
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 45% | DEN: 1.67
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 45% | DEN: 1.89
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 45% | DEN: 2.67
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 45% | DEN: 2
Yellowfin Mojarra - Mojarra
(Gerres cinereus)
SF: 45% | DEN: 2.11
Diamond Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus boehlkei)
SF: 40% | DEN: 1.5
Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Sargocentron vexillarium)
SF: 40% | DEN: 2.13
Flamefish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon maculatus)
SF: 40% | DEN: 2.5
Hamlet - Juvenile - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus sp.)
SF: 40% | DEN: 1.75
Redlip Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Ophioblennius macclurei)
SF: 40% | DEN: 1.88
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 40% | DEN: 2
Cleaning Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus genie)
SF: 35% | DEN: 2.14
Coney - Seabass
(Cephalopholis fulva)
SF: 35% | DEN: 1.86
Mutton Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus analis)
SF: 35% | DEN: 1.43
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 35% | DEN: 1.57
Smallmouth Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
SF: 35% | DEN: 2.29
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 35% | DEN: 1.29
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 35% | DEN: 1.71
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus aberrans)
SF: 35% | DEN: 1.43
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 35% | DEN: 2.29
Barred Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon binotatus)
SF: 30% | DEN: 2
Brown Garden Eel - Conger
(Heteroconger longissimus)
SF: 30% | DEN: 3
Colon Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus dicrus)
SF: 30% | DEN: 1.67
Goldspot Goby - Goby
(Gnatholepis thompsoni)
SF: 30% | DEN: 1.5
Hybrid Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus (Hybrid))
SF: 30% | DEN: 1.5
Reef Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon sedentarius)
SF: 30% | DEN: 1.83
Sharknose Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus evelynae)
SF: 30% | DEN: 1.67
Bluelip Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus affinis)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.8
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Clepticus parrae)
SF: 25% | DEN: 2
Hamlet sp C (Black USVI) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus sp. (spC))
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.8
Rainbow Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus guacamaia)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.6
Shy Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus guttavarius)
SF: 25% | DEN: 1.4
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 20% | DEN: 2
Dusky Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes adustus)
SF: 20% | DEN: 1.75
Goldline Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus aurolineatus)
SF: 20% | DEN: 2
Greenblotch Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma atomarium)
SF: 20% | DEN: 1.5
Hawksbill Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Eretmochelys imbricata)
SF: 20% | DEN: 1.25
Spotted Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
SF: 20% | DEN: 1.5
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 20% | DEN: 1
Bandtail Puffer - Puffer
(Sphoeroides spengleri)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1
Belted Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon townsendi)
SF: 15% | DEN: 2.33
Blackear Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres poeyi)
SF: 15% | DEN: 2
Bluelip Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Cryptotomus roseus)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1.67
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1
Glassy Sweeper - Sweeper
(Pempheris schomburgkii)
SF: 15% | DEN: 2.67
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1.67
Greenbanded Goby - Goby
(Tigrigobius multifasciatus)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1
Lane Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
SF: 15% | DEN: 2.33
Longjaw Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Neoniphon marianus)
SF: 15% | DEN: 2
Mackerel Scad - Jack
(Decapterus macarellus)
SF: 15% | DEN: 2.67
Pallid Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1.67
Red Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus morio)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1
Redspotted Hawkfish - Hawkfish
(Amblycirrhitus pinos)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1
Reef Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus coruscus)
SF: 15% | DEN: 2
Rosy Blenny - Blenny - Labrisomids
(Malacoctenus macropus)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1.33
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1.33
Sawcheek Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon quadrisquamatus)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1.33
Scrawled Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion quadricornis)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1
Slender Filefish - Filefish
(Monacanthus tuckeri)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1.67
Spanish Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon macrostoma)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1.33
Spinyhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria spinosa)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1.67
Tomtate - Grunt
(Haemulon aurolineatum)
SF: 15% | DEN: 1.33
Unidentified Silvery Fish (Silversides / Anchovies / Herrings) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Atheriniformes sp./ Clupeiformes sp.)
SF: 15% | DEN: 3.33
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 10% | DEN: 2
Black Jack - Jack
(Caranx lugubris)
SF: 10% | DEN: 1
Chalk Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tortugarum)
SF: 10% | DEN: 3
Dusky Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Phaeoptyx pigmentaria)
SF: 10% | DEN: 2
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 10% | DEN: 1
Green Sea Turtle - Sea Turtles
(Chelonia mydas)
SF: 10% | DEN: 1
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 10% | DEN: 1.5
Hovering Dartfish (Hovering Goby) - Dartfish
(Ptereleotris helenae)
SF: 10% | DEN: 2
Jolthead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus bajonado)
SF: 10% | DEN: 1.5
Juvenile Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sp.)
SF: 10% | DEN: 3
Peacock Flounder - Flounder
(Bothus lunatus)
SF: 10% | DEN: 1
Pluma - Porgy
(Calamus pennatula)
SF: 10% | DEN: 1.5
Porkfish - Grunt
(Anisotremus virginicus)
SF: 10% | DEN: 1.5
Red Lionfish (exotic) - Scorpionfish
(Pterois volitans)
SF: 10% | DEN: 1
Sailors Choice - Grunt
(Haemulon parra)
SF: 10% | DEN: 3
Blackfin Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus buccanella)
SF: 5% | DEN: 3
Blue Dartfish (Blue Goby) - Dartfish
(Ptereleotris calliurus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Blue Runner - Jack
(Caranx crysos)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Boga - Grunt
(Haemulon vittatum)
SF: 5% | DEN: 3
Bucktooth Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma radians)
SF: 5% | DEN: 2
Checkered Puffer - Puffer
(Sphoeroides testudineus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Dwarf Sand Perch - Seabass
(Diplectrum bivittatum)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Goldentail Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax miliaris)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Green Razorfish - Wrasse
(Xyrichtys splendens)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Hogfish - Wrasse
(Lachnolaimus maximus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Horse-eye Jack - Jack
(Caranx latus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 2
Houndfish - Needlefish
(Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 2
Lantern Bass - Seabass
(Serranus baldwini)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Little Tunny - Mackerel
(Euthynnus alletteratus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 2
Mottled Mojarra - Mojarra
(Eucinostomus lefroyi)
SF: 5% | DEN: 2
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Northern / Southern Sennet - Barracuda
(Sphyraena borealis/picudilla)
SF: 5% | DEN: 3
Nurse Shark - Carpet Shark
(Ginglymostoma cirratum)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Orangespotted Goby - Goby
(Nes longus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 2
Permit - Jack
(Trachinotus falcatus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 2
Rock Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus adscensionis)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Roughhead Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria aspera)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Rusty Goby - Goby
(Priolepis hipoliti)
SF: 5% | DEN: 2
Sailfin Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Emblemaria pandionis)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Scrawled Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Seaweed Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Parablennius marmoreus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Secretary Blenny - Blenny - Pike, tube, and flag
(Acanthemblemaria maria)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Sharksucker - Remora
(Echeneis naucrates)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Shortstripe Goby - Goby
(Elacatinus chancei)
SF: 5% | DEN: 2
Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
SF: 5% | DEN: 1
Tarpon - Tarpon
(Megalops atlanticus)
SF: 5% | DEN: 2