Fish Species In Hurricane Hole

About 80 species of fish have been recorded from Hurricane Hole [16] (Table 2, Figure 7). Gray Snappers (Lutjanus griseus) are among the largest and most abundant. Large parrotfishes are noticeably scarce. Queen Angelfishes (Holocanthus ciliarus) are conspicuous, perhaps because they feed on the numerous sponges. Schools of grunts are often seen among the roots, and the three species of trunkfishes are present.

Table 2. Fish species in Hurricane Hole, based on Boulon (1992) [16] with recent additions. Source of names is Fishbase or World Register of Marine Species.

Scientific Name

Common Name

Abudefduf saxatilis Acanthurus bahianus Acanthurus chirurgus Acanthurus coeruleus Aluterus monocerus Amblycirrhitus pinos Anisotremus virginicus Apogon binotatus Archosargus rhomboidalis Atherinomorus stipes Aulostomus maculatus Balistes vetula Calamus bajonado Cantherhines pullus Canthigaster rostrata Carangoides bartholomaei Caranx ruber Chaetodon capistratus Chaetodon sedentarius Chilomycterus spp. Coryphopterus glaucofraen Coryphopterus personatus Diodon hystrix Epinephelus striatus Epinephelus guttatus Eucinostomus argenteus Haemulon aurolineatum Haemulon chrysargyreum Haemulon flavolineatum Haemulon macrostomum Haemulon plumierii Haemulon sciurus Halichoeres bivittatus Halichoeres garnoti Halichoeres radiatus Histrio histrio Holacanthus ciliaris Holocentrus adscensionis Hypoplectrus spp. Hyporamphus unifasciatus Jenkinsia lamprotaenia Lactophrys bicaudalis Lactophrys trigonus Lutjanus analis Lutjanus buccanella Lutjanus griseus Lutjanus jocu Lutjanus mahogoni Lutjanus synagris Malacoctenus macropus Scarus iseri Scarus taeniopterus Sparisoma atomarium Sparisoma chrysopterum Sparisoma radians Sparisoma viride Sphoeroides spengleri Sphoeroides testudineus Sphyraena barracuda Stegastes planifrons Stegastes adustus Stegastes leucostictus Stegastes partitus Stegastes variabilis Synodus intermedius Thalassoma bifasciatum Trachinotus spp. P Bluehead Trachinotus spp.

Abudefduf saxatilis Acanthurus bahianus Acanthurus chirurgus Acanthurus coeruleus Aluterus monocerus Amblycirrhitus pinos Anisotremus virginicus Apogon binotatus Archosargus rhomboidalis Atherinomorus stipes Aulostomus maculatus Balistes vetula Calamus bajonado Cantherhines pullus Canthigaster rostrata Carangoides bartholomaei Caranx ruber Chaetodon capistratus Chaetodon sedentarius Chilomycterus spp. Coryphopterus glaucofraen Coryphopterus personatus Diodon hystrix Epinephelus striatus Epinephelus guttatus Eucinostomus argenteus Haemulon aurolineatum Haemulon chrysargyreum Haemulon flavolineatum Haemulon macrostomum Haemulon plumierii Haemulon sciurus Halichoeres bivittatus Halichoeres garnoti Halichoeres radiatus Histrio histrio Holacanthus ciliaris Holocentrus adscensionis Hypoplectrus spp. Hyporamphus unifasciatus Jenkinsia lamprotaenia Lactophrys bicaudalis Lactophrys trigonus Lutjanus analis Lutjanus buccanella Lutjanus griseus Lutjanus jocu Lutjanus mahogoni Lutjanus synagris Malacoctenus macropus Striped Parrotfish Princess Parrotfish Greenblotch Parrotfish Redtail Parrotfish Bucktooth Parrotfish Stoplight Parrotfish Bandtail Puffer Checkered Puffer Great Barracuda Threespot Damselfish Dusky Damselfish Beaugregory Bicolor Damselfish Cocoa Damselfish Sand Diver Bluehead ompan assoma bifasciatum Pompan

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