Common coral reef fishes of New Providence Island
Contents
- 1 Introduction Masked goby—the reef fish with the highest mean adundance in New Providence Island. Photo by J. E, Randall, fishbase.com. New Providence Island isan island in theBahamas in the West Indies. Over310 species of reef fishes have been identified during REEF Fish Surveys inNew ProvidenceIsland. (Common coral reef fishes of New Providence Island)
- 2 25 most common species in New Providence Island
- 3 References and Further Reading
Introduction Masked goby—the reef fish with the highest mean adundance in New Providence Island. Photo by J. E, Randall, fishbase.com. New Providence Island isan island in theBahamas in the West Indies. Over310 species of reef fishes have been identified during REEF Fish Surveys inNew ProvidenceIsland. (Common coral reef fishes of New Providence Island)
25 most common species in New Providence Island
The following ranking is based on the results of1095REEF Fish Surveyscovering a bottom time of967 hours and44 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.
Blue tang—the most frequently observed reef fish in New Providence Island. Reef Fish Identification, New World Publications © 1994.
Species |
% of surveys observed |
Mean abundance category |
1. Blue tang |
93.2 |
few-many |
2. Bluehead |
92.4 |
many |
3. Yellowtail snapper |
90.5 |
many |
4. Stoplight parrotfish |
90.1 |
few-many |
5. Foureye butterflyfish |
88.9 |
few |
6. Bicolor damselfish |
86.8 |
few-many |
7. Blue chromis |
84.5 |
many |
8. Fairy basslet |
81.5 |
few-many |
9. Sharpnose puffer |
79.3 |
few |
10. Bar jack |
78.9 |
few |
11. French grunt |
78.5 |
few-many |
12. Yellowhead wrasse |
77.8 |
few-many |
13. Gray angelfish |
77.2 |
single-few |
14. Striped parrotfish |
76.3 |
few-many |
15. Redband parrotfish |
75.8 |
few-many |
16. Spanish hogfish |
72.1 |
few |
17. Queen angelfish |
69.1 |
single-few |
18. Ocean surgeonfish |
68.9 |
few |
19. Doctorfish |
68.9 |
few |
20.Longspine squirrelfish |
67.3 |
few |
21. Trumpetfish |
66.5 |
single-few |
22. Spotted goatfish |
66.5 |
few |
23. Harlequin bass |
64.8 |
few |
24. Yellow goatfish |
64.8 |
few-many |
25. Brown chromis |
64.4 |
many |
References and Further Reading
- Reef Environmental Education Foundation
- Geographic Zone Report- 06-03-2009
- REEF Fish Gallery
- Humann, P. and N. Deloach (Editor), 1994. Reef Fish Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas. New World Publications, Inc. Jacksonville, FL. ISBN: 1878348078