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filename: s3pt3b_fishbiodivCountsNOAA_16sites_2003_2017.csv
date: 2026-07-06 02:09:26.90725
description: fish biodiversity - number of individuals counted for all species of fish surveyed in all NOAA psus
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column names:
program site year month replicate replicatetype sppname commonname trophicgroup counts

column: program
description: monitoring program
Data Type: character
Unique Values:
   VINPS
   TCRMP
   CSUN

column: site
description: survey site
Data Type: character
Unique Values:
   BUIS-South Fore Reef
   BUIS-Western Spur and Groove
   Brewers Bay
   Cabritte Horn
   East Tektite
   Europa Bay
   Great Pond
   Kings Corner
   Neptunes Table
   Salt River West
   Tektite
   VIIS-Haulover
   VIIS-Mennebeck
   VIIS-Newfound
   West Little Lameshur
   White Point

column: year
description: survey year
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 2009.63569321534
Min: 2003
Max: 2017

column: month
description: survey month
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 7.14601769911504
Min: 5
Max: 11

column: replicate
description: replicate number/identifier
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 5536.23303834808
Min: 1313
Max: 9790

column: replicatetype
description: type of replicate
Data Type: character
Unique Values:
   psu

column: sppname
description: species scientificname
Data Type: character
Unique Values:
   Acanthurus chirurgus
   Acanthurus coeruleus
   Canthigaster rostrata
   Cephalopholis fulva
   Chromis cyanea
   Epinephelus guttatus
   Haemulon aurolineatum
   Haemulon flavolineatum
   Halichoeres garnoti
   Holocentrus adscensionis
   Hypoplectrus puella
   Lutjanus analis
   Pseudupeneus maculatus
   Scarus iseri
   Scarus taeniopterus
   Sparisoma aurofrenatum
   Sparisoma viride
   Stegastes diencaeus
   Stegastes leucostictus
   Stegastes partitus
   Stegastes planifrons
   Thalassoma bifasciatum
   Acanthurus bahianus
   Caranx ruber
   Chaetodon capistratus
   Chaetodon striatus
   Halichoeres bivittatus
   Halichoeres maculipinna
   Holocentrus rufus
   Serranus tigrinus
   Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
   Haemulon sciurus
   Holacanthus tricolor
   Malacoctenus triangulatus
   Cephalopholis cruentata
   Chromis multilineata
   Coryphopterus personatus
   Equetus punctatus
   Gramma loreto
   Holacanthus ciliaris
   Hypoplectrus nigricans
   Hypoplectrus unicolor
   Mulloidichthys martinicus
   Ocyurus chrysurus
   Serranus tabacarius
   Synodus intermedius
   Abudefduf saxatilis
   Aulostomus maculatus
   Calamus calamus
   Clepticus parrae
   Coryphopterus eidolon
   Haemulon plumierii
   Halichoeres pictus
   Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
   Lutjanus apodus
   Lutjanus mahogoni
   Microspathodon chrysurus
   Myripristis jacobus
   Scomberomorus regalis
   Cantherhines pullus
   Caranx crysos
   Gnatholepis thompsoni
   Halichoeres radiatus
   Stegastes adustus
   Hypoplectrus guttavarius
   Lactophrys triqueter
   Lutjanus synagris
   Stegastes variabilis
   Bothus lunatus
   Sparisoma radians
   Sparisoma rubripinne
   Jenkinsia sp.
   Malacoctenus aurolineatus
   Ophioblennius macclurei
   Malacoctenus macropus
   Scarus vetula
   Sparisoma chrysopterum
   Chaetodon sedentarius
   Chromis insolata
   Gerres cinereus
   Gobiosoma sp.
   Halichoeres cyanocephalus
   Lutjanus griseus
   Coryphopterus dicrus
   Elacatinus evelynae
   Kyphosus sectatrix
   Serranid sp.
   Balistes vetula
   Bodianus rufus
   Melichthys niger
   Sparisoma atomarium
   NA
   Diodon holocanthus
   Haemulon striatum
   Hypoplectrus chlorurus
   Serranus tortugarum
   Haemulon chrysargyreum
   Haemulon macrostomum
   Monacanthus tuckeri
   Cryptotomus roseus
   Halichoeres poeyi
   Monacanthus ciliatus
   Opistognathus aurifrons
   Opistognathus sp.
   Priolepis hipoliti
   Xyrichtys splendens
   Chaetodon ocellatus

column: commonname
description: species common name
Data Type: factor
Unique Values:
   Doctorfish
   Blue Tang
   Sharpnose Puffer
   Coney
   Blue Chromis
   Red Hind
   Tomtate
   French Grunt
   Yellowhead Wrasse
   Squirrelfish
   Barred Hamlet
   Mutton Snapper
   Spotted Goatfish
   Striped Parrotfish
   Princess Parrotfish
   Redband Parrotfish
   Stoplight Parrotfish
   Longfin Damselfish
   Beaugregory
   Bicolor Damselfish
   Threespot Damselfish
   Bluehead
   Ocean Surgeon
   Bar Jack
   Foureye Butterflyfish
   Banded Butterflyfish
   Slippery Dick
   Clown Wrasse
   Longspine Squirrelfish
   Harlequin Bass
   Bridled Goby
   Bluestriped Grunt
   Rock Beauty
   Saddled Blenny
   Graysby
   Brown Chromis
   Masked Goby
   Spotted Drum
   Fairy Basslet
   Queen Angelfish
   Black Hamlet
   Butter Hamlet
   Yellow Goatfish
   Yellowtail Snapper
   Tobaccofish
   Sand Diver
   Sergeant Major
   Atlantic Trumpetfish
   Saucereye Porgy
   Creole Wrasse
   Pallid Goby
   White Grunt
   Rainbow Wrasse
   Glasseye Snapper
   Schoolmaster
   Mahogany Snapper
   Yellowtail Damselfish
   Blackbar Soldierfish
   Cero
   Orangespotted Filefish
   Blue Runner
   Goldspot Goby
   Puddingwife
   Dusky Damselfish
   Shy Hamlet
   Smooth Trunkfish
   Lane Snapper
   Cocoa Damselfish
   Peacock Flounder
   Bucktooth Parrotfish
   Yellowtail Parrotfish
   Herring Species
   Goldline Blenny
   Redlip Blenny
   Rosy Blenny
   Queen Parrotfish
   Redtail Parrotfish
   Reef Butterflyfish
   Sunshinefish
   Yellowfin Mojarra
   Goby Species
   Yellowcheek Wrasse
   Gray Snapper
   Colon Goby
   Sharknose Goby
   Bermuda Chub
   Grouper Sea Bass Species
   Queen Triggerfish
   Spanish Hogfish
   Black Durgon
   Greenblotch Parrotfish
   NA
   Balloonfish
   Striped Grunt
   Yellowtail Hamlet
   Chalk Bass
   Smallmouth Grunt
   Spanish Grunt
   Slender Filefish
   Bluelip Parrotfish
   Blackear Wrasse
   Fringed Filefish
   Yellowhead Jawfish
   Jawfish Species
   Rusty Goby
   Green Razorfish
   Spotfin Butterflyfish

column: trophicgroup
description: species trophic group
Data Type: character
Unique Values:
   herb
   inv
   omni
   pisc
   plank
   spng
   NA

column: counts
description: species abundance 
Data Type: numeric
Mean: 17.4808259587021
Min: 0.5
Max: 1000