Table 28. List of fishes observed on upper insular slope and deep shelf habitats during the Seward
Johnson Sea Link II survey of the insular slope of Puerto Rico and the USVI in 1985.
Species
Common Name
Habitat Type
Depth
(m)
Sites
Caranx lugubris
Black Jack
WC,SR,RRS,LW,RWR,RW 60 - 600
2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 14
Holacanthus tricolor
Rock Beauty
RWR
30 - 150
1, 2, 4, 6, 14
Stegastes partitus
Bicolor damselfish
LW,RWR
30 - 300
2, 4, 6, 8, 14
Chromis insolatus
Sunshine chromis
RR,LW,RWR
40 - 210
1, 3, 8, 13, 14
Chaetodon aculeatus
Longsnout
butterflyfish
LW,RWR
40 - 300
1, 4, 6, 8, 14
Flammeo marianus
Longspine squirelfish
LW,RWR,SR,RRS
40 - 300
1, 3, 4, 6, 14
Holocentrus ascensionis
Longjaw squirelfish
RRS,RWR
40 - 210
1, 4, 6, 14
Clepticus parrae
Creole wrasse
RRS,LW,RWR
40 - 240
1, 4, 6, 14
Centropyge argi
Cherubfish
LW,RWR
60 - 300
4, 6, 8, 14
Serranus lucipercanus
RRS,LW,RWR
60 - 300
3, 6, 8, 14
Cephalopholis fulva
Coney
SR,RWR
60 - 330
4, 5, 6, 14
Chaetodon sedentarius
Reef butterflyfish
RWR
30 - 143
2, 4, 5, 14
Holocentrus rufus
Squirrelfish
RWR
30 - 330
2, 3, 4, 6
Paranthias furcifer
Creole fish
SR,RWR
60 - 330
4, 6, 8, 14
Acanthurus coeruleus
Blue tang
RWR
30 - 143
2, 4, 6
Epinephelus guttatus
Red hind
RWR
30 - 143
2, 4, 6
Sparisoma viride
Stoplight parrotfish
RWR
30 - 150
2, 5, 6
Chaetodon capistratus
Four-eye butterflyfish
LW,RWR
30 - 300
2, 5, 6
Myripristis jacobus
Blackbar soldierfish
LW,RWR
40 - 143
1, 4, 6
Acanthurus bahianus
Ocean surgeon
RWR
40 - 150
1, 5, 6
Xanthichthys ringens
Sargassum
Triggerfish
RRS,LW,RWR
40 - 177
1, 2, 13
Sphyraena barracuda
Great barracuda
RWR
60 - 120
3, 4, 5
Serranus tortugarum
LW,RWR
60 - 240
3, 6, 8
Cephalopholis cruentatum
Graysbe
RWR
30 - 120
2, 3
Haemulon sciurus
Bluestripped Grunt
RWR
30 - 150
2, 5
Pseudupeneus maculatus
Stripped goatfish
RWR
30 - 150
1, 2
Scarus taeniopterus
Princess parrotfish
RWR
30 - 150
1, 2
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Red-band parrotfish
RWR
30 - 150
2, 5
Anisotremus virginicus
Porkfish
RWR
40 - 150
1, 6
Lioproma mawbrayi
RWR,RW
40 - 200
1, 8
Serranus tabacarius
Tobacco fish
RRS,LW,RWR
40 - 240
1, 3
Epinephelus striatus
Nassau grouper
RWR
60 - 143
4, 6
Holacanthus ciliaris
French angelfish
RWR
60 - 143
4, 14
Lutjanus jocu
Dog snapper
RWR
60 - 120
3, 6
Pomacanthus paru
Queen angelfish
RWR
60 - 143
4, 8
Bodianus rufus
Spanish hogfish
RWR
60 - 150
6, 14
Malacanthus plumieri
Sand tilefish
RWR
60 - 150
6, 8
Pomacanthus arcuatus
Gray Angelfish
RWR
60 - 150
5, 6
Balistes vetula
Queen triggerfish
LW,RWR
60 - 300
4, 6
Chaetodon aya
SR,RRS,LW,RWR
60 - 330
4, 6
Acanthurus chirurgus
Doctorfish
RWR
30 - 40
2
Archosargus rhomboidalis
Sea bream
RWR
30 - 40
2
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