Common coral reef fishes of Andros Island
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Introduction
Andros Island isan island inthe Bahamas in the West Indies. Over300 species of reef fishes have been identified during REEF Fish Surveys in Andros Island. (Common coral reef fishes of Andros Island)
25 most common species in Andros Island
The following ranking is based on the results of2691REEF Fish Surveyscovering a bottom time of2591 hours and51 minutes.(REEF Geographic Zone Report. June 4, 2009). The species are ranked by the percentage of surveys in which a species was observed. Abundance of fishes in REEF Fish Surveys are estimated using the following categories: 1- single =1 individual, 2-few = 2- 10 individuals, 3-many = 11-100 individuals, and 4-abundant > 100 individuals. The mean numeric abundance (ranging from 1 - 4) was calculated for each species.. The mean abundance category is determined as follows: mean abundance category 0 - 1.49 = single, 1.50 - 1.99 = single-few, 2.0 - 2.49 = few, 2.5 - 2.99 = few-many, 3.0 - 3.49 = many, 3.5 -3.99 = many-abundant, and 4.0 = abundant.
|
Species |
% of surveys observed |
Mean abundance category |
|
1. Bluehead |
90.7 |
many |
|
2. Blue tang |
82.8 |
few-many |
|
3. Stoplight parrotfish |
75.9 |
few-many |
|
4. Ocean surgeonfish |
68.6 |
few-many |
|
5. Foureye butterflyfish |
67.5 |
few |
|
6. Fairy basslet |
63.2 |
few |
|
7. Doctorfish |
62.4 |
few |
|
8. Yellowtail snapper |
61.2 |
few |
|
9. Princess parrotfish |
58.5 |
few |
|
10. Bar jack |
57.5 |
few |
|
11. Blue chromis |
56.9 |
few-many |
|
12. Slippery dick |
56.0 |
few-many |
|
13. French grunt |
54.2 |
few |
|
14. Yellowhead wrasse |
53.5 |
few-many |
|
15. Bluestriped grunt |
53.4 |
few |
|
16. Banded butterflyfish |
52.7 |
few |
|
17. Parrotfish |
51.2 |
few |
|
18. Spotted goatfish |
50.05 |
single-few |
|
19. Schoolmaster |
50.0 |
few |
|
20.Sergeant major |
49.2 |
many |
|
21. Rock beauty |
48.8 |
single-few |
|
22. White grunt |
48.2 |
few |
|
23. Beaugregory |
47.6 |
few |
|
24. Striped parrotfish |
46.6 |
few-many |
|
25. Bicolor damselfish |
45.9 |
few-many |
References and Further Reading
- Reef Environmental Education Foundation
- Geographic Zone Report- 06-04-2009
- REEF Fish Gallery
- Humann, P. and N. Deloach (Editor), 1994. Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas. New World Publications, Inc. Jacksonville, FL. ISBN: 1878348078
