Common coral reef fishes of Bermuda
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Introduction
French grunt- the most frequently observed reef fish in Bermuda. Reef Fish Identification, New World Publications © 1994. Bermuda (Common coral reef fishes of Bermuda) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. Located off the east coast of the United States, it is situated around 1,770 kilometres (1,100mi) northeast of Miami, Florida, and 1,350 kilometres (840mi) south of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.. Over240 species of reef fishes have been identified during REEF Fish Surveys in Bermuda.
25 most common species in Bermuda
The following ranking is based on the results of3441REEF Fish Surveyscovering a bottom time of2291 hours and29 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. French grunt |
90.1 |
few |
|
2. Sergeant major |
83.4 |
few-many |
|
3. Ocean surgeonfish |
78.2 |
few-many |
|
4. Foureye butterflyfish |
76.6 |
few |
|
5. Stoplight parrotfish |
75.4 |
few-many |
|
6. Bluehead |
73.7 |
many |
|
7. Rock beauty |
73.6 |
many |
|
8. Striped parrotfish |
72.6 |
few |
|
9. Queen parrotfish |
71.0 |
few-many |
|
10. Blue angelfish |
67.1 |
few-many |
|
11. Bermuda/Yellow chub |
66.8 |
single-few |
|
12. Bermuda bream |
65.5 |
few-many |
|
13. Puddingwife |
61.6 |
few |
|
14. Bluestriped grunt |
61.0 |
few |
|
15. Princess parrotfish |
59.9 |
few-many |
|
16. Yellowtail damselfish |
57.0 |
few |
|
17. Doctorfish |
56.8 |
few |
|
18. Spanish hogfishy |
55.3 |
few |
|
19. Gray snapper |
54.6 |
few |
|
20. Slippery dick |
54.0 |
few-many |
|
21. Redband parrotfish |
53.9 |
few |
|
22. Yellowhead wrasse |
53.9 |
few-many |
|
23. Barred hamlet |
51.0 |
few |
|
24. Coney |
49.6 |
few |
|
25. Spotted goatfish |
48.2 |
single-few |
References and Further Reading
- Reef Environmental Education Foundation
- Geographic Zone Report- o6-04-2009
- REEF Fish Gallery
- Humann, P. and N. Deloach (Editor), 1994. Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas. New World Publications, Inc. Jacksonville, FL. ISBN: 1878348078
