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Region: TWA

Geographic Zones: GREATER ANTILLES & VIRGIN ISLANDS - Zone 6 » British Virgin Islands - Zone 65 » Tortola (inc. Buck Is. & Frenchmans Cay) - Zone 6501 » Benures Bay (Norman Island) - Zone 65010051

Survey Types: Species & Abundance, Species Only

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

Total Surveys: 14

#Species Reported: 106

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Expert Surveyors: 63.00

Average Species Reported on a Survey by Novice Surveyors: 50.00

Survey Type: SA = Species & Abundance; SO = Species Only - How to interpret REEF data?
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SurveysBottom Time
ExpertNovice
CodeNameSASOSASO(H:M)
6GREATER ANTILLES & VIRGIN ISLANDS101304:50
65British Virgin Islands101304:50
6501Tortola (inc. Buck Is. & Frenchmans Cay)101304:50
65010051Benures Bay (Norman Island)101304:50
TOTALS101304:50

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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Beaugregory - Damselfish
(Stegastes leucostictus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.71
Bicolor Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes partitus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.93
Blue Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina cyanea)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.14
Blue Tang - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus coeruleus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.5
Bluehead - Wrasse
(Thalassoma bifasciatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.14
Brown Chromis - Damselfish
(Azurina multilineata)
SF: 100% | DEN: 4
Foureye Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon capistratus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.79
French Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon flavolineatum)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.86
Mahogany Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus mahogoni)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.79
Sergeant Major - Damselfish
(Abudefduf saxatilis)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.64
Spotted Goatfish - Goatfish
(Pseudupeneus maculatus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.93
Stoplight Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma viride)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.21
Threespot Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes planifrons)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.36
Yellow Goatfish - Goatfish
(Mulloidichthys martinicus)
SF: 100% | DEN: 3.43
Yellowhead Wrasse - Wrasse
(Halichoeres garnoti)
SF: 100% | DEN: 2.71
Bar Jack - Jack
(Caranx ruber)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 3.31
Barred Hamlet (Caribbean) - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus puella)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 2.08
Bluestriped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon sciurus)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 2.77
Graysby - Seabass
(Cephalopholis cruentata)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 2.38
Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus taeniopterus)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 3
Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus adscensionis)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 3.46
Striped Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus iseri)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 2.92
White Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon plumierii)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 2.62
Yellowhead Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus aurifrons)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 2.23
Yellowtail Snapper - Snapper
(Ocyurus chrysurus)
SF: 92.86% | DEN: 3.08
Cero - Mackerel
(Scomberomorus regalis)
SF: 85.71% | DEN: 1.92
Houndfish - Needlefish
(Tylosurus crocodilus crocodilus)
SF: 85.71% | DEN: 2.17
Queen Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Scarus vetula)
SF: 85.71% | DEN: 2.75
Redband Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma aurofrenatum)
SF: 85.71% | DEN: 3.17
Yellowtail Damselfish - Damselfish
(Microspathodon chrysurus)
SF: 85.71% | DEN: 2.75
Black Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus nigricans)
SF: 78.57% | DEN: 2.45
Butter Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus unicolor)
SF: 78.57% | DEN: 1.82
Saucereye Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus calamus)
SF: 78.57% | DEN: 2.27
Sharpnose Puffer - Puffer
(Canthigaster rostrata)
SF: 78.57% | DEN: 2.18
Yellowtail Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus chlorurus)
SF: 78.57% | DEN: 1.36
Blackbar Soldierfish - Squirrelfish
(Myripristis jacobus)
SF: 71.43% | DEN: 2.2
Ocean Surgeonfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus tractus)
SF: 71.43% | DEN: 2.9
Slippery Dick - Wrasse
(Halichoeres bivittatus)
SF: 71.43% | DEN: 2.4
Unidentified Silvery Fish (Silversides / Anchovies / Herrings) - Silvery Fishes - Silversides, Herrings, and Anchovies
(Atheriniformes sp./ Clupeiformes sp.)
SF: 71.43% | DEN: 4
Banded Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon striatus)
SF: 64.29% | DEN: 1.78
Great Barracuda - Barracuda
(Sphyraena barracuda)
SF: 64.29% | DEN: 1.56
Orangespotted Filefish - Filefish
(Cantherhines pullus)
SF: 64.29% | DEN: 1.67
Puddingwife - Wrasse
(Halichoeres radiatus)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 2.38
Red Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus guttatus)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 1.75
Sand Diver - Lizardfish
(Synodus intermedius)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 1.75
Schoolmaster - Snapper
(Lutjanus apodus)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 2.5
Spanish Hogfish - Wrasse
(Bodianus rufus)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 2
Trumpetfish - Trumpetfish
(Aulostomus maculatus)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 1.63
Yellowtail (Redfin) Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma rubripinne)
SF: 57.14% | DEN: 2.88
Masked Goby/Glass Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus)
SF: 50% | DEN: 3.71
Doctorfish - Surgeonfish
(Acanthurus chirurgus)
SF: 42.86% | DEN: 2.17
Harlequin Bass - Seabass
(Serranus tigrinus)
SF: 42.86% | DEN: 1.5
Smooth Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys triqueter)
SF: 42.86% | DEN: 1.33
Tobaccofish - Seabass
(Serranus tabacarius)
SF: 42.86% | DEN: 1.83
Honeycomb Cowfish - Boxfish
(Acanthostracion polygonius)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 1.6
Porcupinefish - Porcupinefish
(Diodon hystrix)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 1.2
Sand Tilefish - Tilefish
(Malacanthus plumieri)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 1.6
Southern Stingray - Stingray
(Hypanus americanus)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 1
Spotted Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax moringa)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 1.2
Yellowfin Mojarra - Mojarra
(Gerres cinereus)
SF: 35.71% | DEN: 2
Ballyhoo - Halfbeak
(Hemiramphus brasiliensis)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 2.75
Bermuda Chub/Gray Chub - Chub
(Kyphosus sectatrix / K. bigibbus)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 2
Creole Wrasse - Wrasse
(Clepticus parrae)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 3
Horse-eye Jack - Jack
(Caranx latus)
SF: 28.57% | DEN: 2
Fairy Basslet - Basslet
(Gramma loreto)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 2
Queen Triggerfish - Triggerfish
(Balistes vetula)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 1.33
Redtail Parrotfish - Parrotfish
(Sparisoma chrysopterum)
SF: 21.43% | DEN: 2.67
Cherubfish - Angelfish
(Centropyge argi)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2
Goldentail Moray - Moray
(Gymnothorax miliaris)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1
Gray Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus griseus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2.5
Lane Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus synagris)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2
Queen Angelfish - Angelfish
(Holacanthus ciliaris)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1.5
Scrawled Filefish - Filefish
(Aluterus scriptus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon ocellatus)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1
Spotted Eagle Ray - Eagle Ray
(Aetobatus narinari)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1
Spotted Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys bicaudalis)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 1.5
Striped Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon striatum)
SF: 14.29% | DEN: 2.5
Banded Jawfish - Jawfish
(Opistognathus macrognathus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Barred Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon binotatus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Belted Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Apogon townsendi)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Black Durgon - Triggerfish
(Melichthys niger)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Chain Moray - Moray
(Echidna catenata)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes xanthurus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Creolefish (Atlantic) - Seabass
(Paranthias furcifer)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Dog Snapper - Snapper
(Lutjanus jocu)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Indigo Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus indigo)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Longfin Damselfish - Damselfish
(Stegastes diencaeus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Longspine Squirrelfish - Squirrelfish
(Holocentrus rufus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Mottled Mojarra - Mojarra
(Eucinostomus lefroyi)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Nassau Grouper - Seabass
(Epinephelus striatus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Northern / Southern Sennet - Barracuda
(Sphyraena borealis/picudilla)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Pallid Goby - Goby
(Coryphopterus eidolon)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Peacock Flounder - Flounder
(Bothus lunatus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Permit - Jack
(Trachinotus falcatus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Redlip Blenny - Blenny - Combtooth
(Ophioblennius macclurei)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Rock Beauty - Angelfish
(Holacanthus tricolor)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Rock Hind - Seabass
(Epinephelus adscensionis)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 1
Sand Perch - Seabass
(Diplectrum formosum)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Sheepshead Porgy - Porgy
(Calamus penna)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Smallmouth Grunt - Grunt
(Haemulon chrysargyreum)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Sponge Cardinalfish - Cardinalfish
(Phaeoptyx xenus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Tan Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus randallorum)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Tarpon - Tarpon
(Megalops atlanticus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Tomtate - Grunt
(Haemulon aurolineatum)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 3
Trunkfish - Boxfish
(Lactophrys trigonus)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Seabass
(Hypoplectrus aberrans)
SF: 7.14% | DEN: 2