Appendix 4. Taxonomic composition and abundance of fishes associated with the drop-off wall reef at a depth of 30 meters, Isla
Desecheo 2004
ABUNDANCE (Individuals/30m2)
DEPTH: 30 m
TRANSECTS
TAXA
COMMON NAME
1
2
3
4
5
6
Mean
Mean
Stud
y
Stu
dy
Va
r/X
Rel.
Summe
r
1
2
3
4
5
6
Winter
Mea
n
Var
Abu.(
%)
Chromis cyanea
Blue Chromis
75
15
0
150 105
75
13
0
114.2
1
32
1
26
63
28
25.2
79.18
2851
.4
36.
0
34.91
Clepticus parrae
Creole Wrasse
14
10
0
0
68
80
14
46.0
20
0
42
0
3
11
12.7
33.17
1136
.8
34.
3
14.62
Stegastes partitus
Bicolor Damselfish
24
26
22
26
30
13
23.5
26
41
27
39
36
23
32.0
29.71
57.4
1.9
13.10
Gramma loreto
Royal Gramma
31
30
2
21
3
4
15.2
13
12
1
4
17
19
11.0
14.35
105.
1
7.3
6.33
Coryphopterus
(glaucofraenum)
Bridled Goby
8
16
19
14
23
9
14.8
5
13
6
8
11
18
10.2
13.74
29.7
2.2
6.06
Coryphopterus personatus
Masked Goby
35
41
12
0
0
15
17.2
0
0
0
0
0
17
2.8
11.43
201.
0
17.
6
5.04
Chromis multilineata
Brown Chromis
0
0
0
16
14
1
5.2
42
12
0
0
15
6
12.5
9.26
141.
5
15.
3
4.08
Halichoeres garnoti
Yellowhead Wrasse
10
10
5
9
13
16
10.5
11
1
8
5
9
7
6.8
9.54
14.5
1.5
4.21
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Blue-head Wrasse
0
13
6
10
5
3
6.2
5
7
3
16
12
5
8.0
7.60
20.5
2.7
3.35
Gobiosoma evelynae
Sharknose Goby
2
5
3
1
7
10
4.7
4
3
11
4
7
20
8.2
6.81
25.6
3.8
3.00
Coryphopterus lipernes
Peppermint Goby
3
7
2
1
1
13
4.5
0
1
4
1
7
19
5.3
5.29
30.9
5.8
2.33
Cephalopholis fulva
Coney
3
3
4
3
4
2
3.2
8
2
4
5
2
4
4.2
3.93
2.6
0.7
1.73
Paranthias furcifer
Creole Fish
0
6
7
6
1
1
3.5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2.0
3.04
4.7
1.6
1.34
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Red-band Parrotfish
0
2
3
0
1
1
1.2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2.0
1.68
0.9
0.5
0.74
Cephalopholis cruentatus
Graysbe
1
0
1
1
1
0
0.7
0
1
9
0
2
2
2.3
1.56
5.6
3.6
0.69
Serranus tigrinus
Harlequin Bass
0
0
2
1
4
1
1.3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1.5
1.53
1.1
0.7
0.67
Chaetodon capistratus
Four-eye Butterflyfish
4
2
2
0
0
2
1.7
2
0
0
2
2
0
1.0
1.47
1.6
1.1
0.65
Chromis insolatus
Sunshine Chromis
3
6
3
0
0
4
2.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.56
4.2
2.7
0.69
Scarus iserti
Striped Parrotfish
0
0
0
1
1
2
0.7
3
0
5
0
0
4
2.0
1.39
2.9
2.1
0.61
Holocentrus rufus
Squirrelfish
0
1
1
4
0
1
1.2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1.3
1.35
1.2
0.9
0.59
Pseudupeneus maculatus
Spotted Goatfish
3
1
0
0
3
4
1.8
3
1
0
0
0
0
0.7
1.40
2.2
1.6
0.62
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Desecheo 2004
ABUNDANCE (Individuals/30m2)
DEPTH: 30 m
TRANSECTS
TAXA
COMMON NAME
1
2
3
4
5
6
Mean
Mean
Stud
y
Stu
dy
Va
r/X
Rel.
Summe
r
1
2
3
4
5
6
Winter
Mea
n
Var
Abu.(
%)
Chromis cyanea
Blue Chromis
75
15
0
150 105
75
13
0
114.2
1
32
1
26
63
28
25.2
79.18
2851
.4
36.
0
34.91
Clepticus parrae
Creole Wrasse
14
10
0
0
68
80
14
46.0
20
0
42
0
3
11
12.7
33.17
1136
.8
34.
3
14.62
Stegastes partitus
Bicolor Damselfish
24
26
22
26
30
13
23.5
26
41
27
39
36
23
32.0
29.71
57.4
1.9
13.10
Gramma loreto
Royal Gramma
31
30
2
21
3
4
15.2
13
12
1
4
17
19
11.0
14.35
105.
1
7.3
6.33
Coryphopterus
(glaucofraenum)
Bridled Goby
8
16
19
14
23
9
14.8
5
13
6
8
11
18
10.2
13.74
29.7
2.2
6.06
Coryphopterus personatus
Masked Goby
35
41
12
0
0
15
17.2
0
0
0
0
0
17
2.8
11.43
201.
0
17.
6
5.04
Chromis multilineata
Brown Chromis
0
0
0
16
14
1
5.2
42
12
0
0
15
6
12.5
9.26
141.
5
15.
3
4.08
Halichoeres garnoti
Yellowhead Wrasse
10
10
5
9
13
16
10.5
11
1
8
5
9
7
6.8
9.54
14.5
1.5
4.21
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Blue-head Wrasse
0
13
6
10
5
3
6.2
5
7
3
16
12
5
8.0
7.60
20.5
2.7
3.35
Gobiosoma evelynae
Sharknose Goby
2
5
3
1
7
10
4.7
4
3
11
4
7
20
8.2
6.81
25.6
3.8
3.00
Coryphopterus lipernes
Peppermint Goby
3
7
2
1
1
13
4.5
0
1
4
1
7
19
5.3
5.29
30.9
5.8
2.33
Cephalopholis fulva
Coney
3
3
4
3
4
2
3.2
8
2
4
5
2
4
4.2
3.93
2.6
0.7
1.73
Paranthias furcifer
Creole Fish
0
6
7
6
1
1
3.5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2.0
3.04
4.7
1.6
1.34
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Red-band Parrotfish
0
2
3
0
1
1
1.2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2.0
1.68
0.9
0.5
0.74
Cephalopholis cruentatus
Graysbe
1
0
1
1
1
0
0.7
0
1
9
0
2
2
2.3
1.56
5.6
3.6
0.69
Serranus tigrinus
Harlequin Bass
0
0
2
1
4
1
1.3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1.5
1.53
1.1
0.7
0.67
Chaetodon capistratus
Four-eye Butterflyfish
4
2
2
0
0
2
1.7
2
0
0
2
2
0
1.0
1.47
1.6
1.1
0.65
Chromis insolatus
Sunshine Chromis
3
6
3
0
0
4
2.7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.56
4.2
2.7
0.69
Scarus iserti
Striped Parrotfish
0
0
0
1
1
2
0.7
3
0
5
0
0
4
2.0
1.39
2.9
2.1
0.61
Holocentrus rufus
Squirrelfish
0
1
1
4
0
1
1.2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1.3
1.35
1.2
0.9
0.59
Pseudupeneus maculatus
Spotted Goatfish
3
1
0
0
3
4
1.8
3
1
0
0
0
0
0.7
1.40
2.2
1.6
0.62
209