212
Appendix 5. Taxonomic composition and abundance of fishes associated with the drop-off wall reef at a depth of 40 meters, Isla
Desecheo 2004
ABUNDANCE
(Individuals/30m2)
DEPTH: 40 m
TRANSECTS
TAXA
COMMON NAME
1
2
3
4
5
6
(October - March,
2005)
MEA
N
STDEV Var
Var/X Rel.
June-August, 2004
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abu
Chromis cyanea
Blue Chromis
210
10
5
350 200
60
4
68
46
22
93
78
95.50
105.68 11168.
6
116.9
42.7
Coryphopterus personatus
Masked Goby
130
23
25
175
40
55
7
15
37
15
1
31
46.17
52.71 2778.0
60.2
20.6
Clepticus parrae
Creole Wrasse
0
0
0
150 200
50
20
0
12
0
0
3
36.25
67.27 4525.8 124.9
16.2
Chromis insolatus
Sunshine Chromis
26
7
6
27
50
4
2
23
38
3
7
55
20.67
18.93
358.2
17.3
9.2
Coryphopterus sp.
Goby
18
30
16
10
15
11
12
9
14
23
12
13
15.25
6.02
36.2
2.4
6.8
Stegastes partitus
Bicolor Damselfish
5
9
17
11
9
18
14
14
10
22
25
26
15.00
6.73
45.3
3.0
6.7
Gramma loreto
Royal Gramma
8
16
18
25
17
1
5
8
5
8
16
32
13.25
9.10
82.8
6.2
5.9
Halichoeres garnoti
Yellowhead Wrasse
13
6
4
10
10
7
3
7
8
9
3
7
7.25
3.02
9.1
1.3
3.2
Holocentrus rufus
Squirerlfish
0
3
3
5
23
0
5
6
26
3
9
1
7.00
8.59
73.8
10.5
3.1
Coryphopterus lipernes
Peppermint Goby
1
1
0
0
12
4
0
1
5
3
11
22
5.00
6.76
45.6
9.1
2.2
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Blue-head Wrasse
2
15
1
1
1
1
1
6
4
4
3
6
3.75
4.03
16.2
4.3
1.7
Paranthias furcifer
Creole Fish
3
4
2
2
6
2
3
2
3
5
4
2
3.17
1.34
1.8
0.6
1.4
Cephalopholis fulva
Coney
2
2
5
2
2
3
7
3
0
2
2
2
2.67
1.78
3.2
1.2
1.2
Gobiosoma evelynae
Sharknose Goby
1
0
0
0
3
3
0
2
1
2
10
6
2.33
2.99
9.0
3.8
1.0
Xanthichthys ringens
Sargassum Triggerfish
1
5
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
4
3
2.08
1.38
1.9
0.9
0.93
Cephalopholis cruentatus
Graysbe
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
4
3
0
3
2
1.42
1.44
2.1
1.5
0.63
Epinephelus guttatus
Red Hind
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
4
2
2
2
1
1.33
1.15
1.3
1.0
0.60
Scarus iserti
Striped Parrotfish
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
4
2
4
1.25
1.60
2.6
2.1
0.56
Holacanthus tricolor
Rock Beauty
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
3
2
1
1
1.17
0.94
0.9
0.8
0.52
Serranus tigrinus
Harlequin Bass
1
2
1
4
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1.08
1.08
1.2
1.1
0.48
Chaetodon aculeatus
Longsnout Butterflyfish
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
1.00
0.85
0.7
0.7
0.45
Chaetodon capistratus
Four-eye Butterflyfish
0
2
1
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0.83
0.94
0.9
1.1
0.37
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Red-band Parrotfish
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
0.83
0.72
0.5
0.6
0.37
Appendix 5. Taxonomic composition and abundance of fishes associated with the drop-off wall reef at a depth of 40 meters, Isla
Desecheo 2004
ABUNDANCE
(Individuals/30m2)
DEPTH: 40 m
TRANSECTS
TAXA
COMMON NAME
1
2
3
4
5
6
(October - March,
2005)
MEA
N
STDEV Var
Var/X Rel.
June-August, 2004
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abu
Chromis cyanea
Blue Chromis
210
10
5
350 200
60
4
68
46
22
93
78
95.50
105.68 11168.
6
116.9
42.7
Coryphopterus personatus
Masked Goby
130
23
25
175
40
55
7
15
37
15
1
31
46.17
52.71 2778.0
60.2
20.6
Clepticus parrae
Creole Wrasse
0
0
0
150 200
50
20
0
12
0
0
3
36.25
67.27 4525.8 124.9
16.2
Chromis insolatus
Sunshine Chromis
26
7
6
27
50
4
2
23
38
3
7
55
20.67
18.93
358.2
17.3
9.2
Coryphopterus sp.
Goby
18
30
16
10
15
11
12
9
14
23
12
13
15.25
6.02
36.2
2.4
6.8
Stegastes partitus
Bicolor Damselfish
5
9
17
11
9
18
14
14
10
22
25
26
15.00
6.73
45.3
3.0
6.7
Gramma loreto
Royal Gramma
8
16
18
25
17
1
5
8
5
8
16
32
13.25
9.10
82.8
6.2
5.9
Halichoeres garnoti
Yellowhead Wrasse
13
6
4
10
10
7
3
7
8
9
3
7
7.25
3.02
9.1
1.3
3.2
Holocentrus rufus
Squirerlfish
0
3
3
5
23
0
5
6
26
3
9
1
7.00
8.59
73.8
10.5
3.1
Coryphopterus lipernes
Peppermint Goby
1
1
0
0
12
4
0
1
5
3
11
22
5.00
6.76
45.6
9.1
2.2
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Blue-head Wrasse
2
15
1
1
1
1
1
6
4
4
3
6
3.75
4.03
16.2
4.3
1.7
Paranthias furcifer
Creole Fish
3
4
2
2
6
2
3
2
3
5
4
2
3.17
1.34
1.8
0.6
1.4
Cephalopholis fulva
Coney
2
2
5
2
2
3
7
3
0
2
2
2
2.67
1.78
3.2
1.2
1.2
Gobiosoma evelynae
Sharknose Goby
1
0
0
0
3
3
0
2
1
2
10
6
2.33
2.99
9.0
3.8
1.0
Xanthichthys ringens
Sargassum Triggerfish
1
5
1
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
4
3
2.08
1.38
1.9
0.9
0.93
Cephalopholis cruentatus
Graysbe
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
4
3
0
3
2
1.42
1.44
2.1
1.5
0.63
Epinephelus guttatus
Red Hind
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
4
2
2
2
1
1.33
1.15
1.3
1.0
0.60
Scarus iserti
Striped Parrotfish
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
0
1
4
2
4
1.25
1.60
2.6
2.1
0.56
Holacanthus tricolor
Rock Beauty
1
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
3
2
1
1
1.17
0.94
0.9
0.8
0.52
Serranus tigrinus
Harlequin Bass
1
2
1
4
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1.08
1.08
1.2
1.1
0.48
Chaetodon aculeatus
Longsnout Butterflyfish
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
0
1
2
1
2
1.00
0.85
0.7
0.7
0.45
Chaetodon capistratus
Four-eye Butterflyfish
0
2
1
0
2
2
0
2
0
0
0
1
0.83
0.94
0.9
1.1
0.37
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Red-band Parrotfish
0
1
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
0.83
0.72
0.5
0.6
0.37