Table 38. Taxonomic composition, abundance and estimated stock size of fishes surveyed
within belt-transects at the SW Wall Reef, Isla Desecheo during 2004. Depth: 30
meters
Mean
Mean
Study
Var/X
Rel.
Stock
COMMON NAME
SPECIES
Summer
Winter
Mean
Abu.(%)
Size
Ind/30 m2
Total
Ind.
Blue Chromis
Chromis cyanea
114.2
25.2
79.2
36.0
34.9
9,502
Creole Wrasse
Clepticus parrae
46.0
12.7
33.2
34.3
14.6
3,980
Bicolor Damselfish
Stegastes partitus
23.5
32.0
29.7
1.9
13.1
3,565
Royal Gramma
Gramma loreto
15.2
11.0
14.3
7.3
6.3
1,722
Bridled Goby
Coryphopterus
glaucofraenum
14.8
10.2
13.7
2.2
6.1
1,648
Masked Goby
Coryphopterus personatus
17.2
2.8
11.4
17.6
5.0
1,372
Brown Chromis
Chromis multilineata
5.2
12.5
9.3
15.3
4.1
1,112
Yellowhead Wrasse
Halichoeres garnoti
10.5
6.8
9.5
1.5
4.2
1,145
Blue-head Wrasse
Thalassoma bifasciatum
6.2
8.0
7.6
2.7
3.3
912
Sharknose Goby
Gobiosoma evelynae
4.7
8.2
6.8
3.8
3.0
817
Peppermint Goby
Coryphopterus lipernes
4.5
5.3
5.3
5.8
2.3
635
Coney
Cephalopholis fulva
3.2
4.2
3.9
0.7
1.7
472
Creole Fish
Paranthias furcifer
3.5
2.0
3.0
1.6
1.3
365
Red-band Parrotfish
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
1.2
2.0
1.7
0.5
0.7
202
Graysbe
Cephalopholis cruentatus
0.7
2.3
1.6
3.6
0.7
187
Harlequin Bass
Serranus tigrinus
1.3
1.5
1.5
0.7
0.7
183
Four-eye Butterflyfish
Chaetodon capistratus
1.7
1.0
1.5
1.1
0.6
177
Sunshine Chromis
Chromis insolata
2.7
0.0
1.6
2.7
0.7
187
Striped Parrotfish
Scarus iserti
0.7
2.0
1.4
2.1
0.6
167
Squirrelfish
Holocentrus rufus
1.2
1.3
1.3
0.9
0.6
162
Spotted Goatfish
Pseudupeneus maculatus
1.8
0.7
1.4
1.6
0.6
168
Black Durgon
Melichthys niger
0.7
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.4
117
Blue Tang
Acanthurus coeruleus
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.3
87
Red Hind
Epinephelus guttatus
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.3
87
Yellowhead Jawfish
Opistognathus aurifrons
1.0
0.3
0.8
3.9
0.3
90
125
within belt-transects at the SW Wall Reef, Isla Desecheo during 2004. Depth: 30
meters
Mean
Mean
Study
Var/X
Rel.
Stock
COMMON NAME
SPECIES
Summer
Winter
Mean
Abu.(%)
Size
Ind/30 m2
Total
Ind.
Blue Chromis
Chromis cyanea
114.2
25.2
79.2
36.0
34.9
9,502
Creole Wrasse
Clepticus parrae
46.0
12.7
33.2
34.3
14.6
3,980
Bicolor Damselfish
Stegastes partitus
23.5
32.0
29.7
1.9
13.1
3,565
Royal Gramma
Gramma loreto
15.2
11.0
14.3
7.3
6.3
1,722
Bridled Goby
Coryphopterus
glaucofraenum
14.8
10.2
13.7
2.2
6.1
1,648
Masked Goby
Coryphopterus personatus
17.2
2.8
11.4
17.6
5.0
1,372
Brown Chromis
Chromis multilineata
5.2
12.5
9.3
15.3
4.1
1,112
Yellowhead Wrasse
Halichoeres garnoti
10.5
6.8
9.5
1.5
4.2
1,145
Blue-head Wrasse
Thalassoma bifasciatum
6.2
8.0
7.6
2.7
3.3
912
Sharknose Goby
Gobiosoma evelynae
4.7
8.2
6.8
3.8
3.0
817
Peppermint Goby
Coryphopterus lipernes
4.5
5.3
5.3
5.8
2.3
635
Coney
Cephalopholis fulva
3.2
4.2
3.9
0.7
1.7
472
Creole Fish
Paranthias furcifer
3.5
2.0
3.0
1.6
1.3
365
Red-band Parrotfish
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
1.2
2.0
1.7
0.5
0.7
202
Graysbe
Cephalopholis cruentatus
0.7
2.3
1.6
3.6
0.7
187
Harlequin Bass
Serranus tigrinus
1.3
1.5
1.5
0.7
0.7
183
Four-eye Butterflyfish
Chaetodon capistratus
1.7
1.0
1.5
1.1
0.6
177
Sunshine Chromis
Chromis insolata
2.7
0.0
1.6
2.7
0.7
187
Striped Parrotfish
Scarus iserti
0.7
2.0
1.4
2.1
0.6
167
Squirrelfish
Holocentrus rufus
1.2
1.3
1.3
0.9
0.6
162
Spotted Goatfish
Pseudupeneus maculatus
1.8
0.7
1.4
1.6
0.6
168
Black Durgon
Melichthys niger
0.7
1.2
1.0
0.8
0.4
117
Blue Tang
Acanthurus coeruleus
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.3
0.3
87
Red Hind
Epinephelus guttatus
0.7
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.3
87
Yellowhead Jawfish
Opistognathus aurifrons
1.0
0.3
0.8
3.9
0.3
90
125