Common coral reef fishes of Guanaja
Masked goby—the reef fish with the highest mean abundance in Guanaja. Reef Fish Identification, New World Publications © 1994. (Image by Florent Charpin, http://reefguide.org/carib/glassgoby.html)
Contents
- 1 Introduction Guanajaisone of the Bay Islandslocated in the Caribbean Sea (Common coral reef fishes of Guanaja) off of the coast of Honduras. Over225 species of reef fishes have been identified during REEF Fish Surveys in Guanaja.
- 2 25 most common species in Guanaja
- 3 References and Further Reading
Introduction Guanajaisone of the Bay Islandslocated in the Caribbean Sea (Common coral reef fishes of Guanaja) off of the coast of Honduras. Over225 species of reef fishes have been identified during REEF Fish Surveys in Guanaja.
25 most common species in Guanaja
Bluehead—the most frequently observed reef fish in Ganaja. Reef Fish Identification, New World Publications © 1994. The following ranking is based on the results of184REEF Fish Surveyscovering a bottom time of182 hours and56 minutes.(REEF Geographic Zone Report.June 3, 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 |
87.0 |
many |
|
2. Blue tang |
86.4 |
few |
|
3. Bicolor damselfish |
84.8 |
few-many |
|
4. Blue chromis |
84.8 |
many |
|
5. Fairy basslet |
81.0 |
many |
|
6. Stoplight parrotfish |
78.8 |
few |
|
7. Striped parrotfish |
78.3 |
few-many |
|
8. Foureye butterflyfish |
77.2 |
few |
|
9. Yellowhead wrasse |
76.1 |
few-many |
|
10. French grunt |
76.1 |
single-few |
|
11. Yellowtail snapper |
73.9 |
few |
|
12. Threespot damselfish |
72.8 |
few |
|
13. Redband parrotfish |
72.3 |
few |
|
14. Bar jack |
71.2 |
few |
|
15. Barred hamlet |
71.2 |
single-few |
|
16. Sharpnose puffer |
70.7 |
few |
|
17. Yellowtail damselfish |
69.6 |
few |
|
18. Rock beauty |
67.4 |
single-few |
|
19. Neon goby |
65.8 |
few |
|
20.Indigo hamlet |
63.6 |
single-few |
|
21. Ocean surgeonfish |
62.5 |
few |
|
22. Spanish hogfish |
62.0 |
single-few |
|
23. Longspine squirrelfish |
59.8 |
single-few |
|
24. Creole wrasse |
59.8 |
many |
|
25. Schoolmaster |
58.2 |
single-few |
References and Further Reading
- REEF Fish Gallery
- Humann, P. and N. Deloach (Editor), 1994. Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas. New World Publications, Inc. Jacksonville, FL. ISBN: 1878348078
