Table 1. — Occurrence of Echinoids 



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Bottom type 



Sand bottom 



Depth 



and location ^ — . 



Bare sand 



Turtle grass 



INTER-TIDAL 



2-6' 



NEAR 

 SHORE 







OFF 



SHORE 







NEAR SHORE 

 4-8' 



Clypeaster rosaceus 



Clypeaster rosaceus 

 Lytechinus variegatus 



INSHORE EDGE HAWK 

 CHANNEL, RODRIQUEZ KEY 

 4-15' 





Clypeaster rosaceus 

 Diadema antillarum 

 Echinometra lucunter 

 Echinometra viridis 

 Lytechinus variegatus 



HAWK CHANNEL 

 10-18' 





Arbacia punctulata 

 Clypeaster rosaceus 

 Diadema antillarum * 

 Lytechinus variegatus 



BACK REEF CHANNEL 



10-20' 





Arbacia punctulata 

 Clypeaster rosaceus 

 Diadema antillarum 

 Eucidaris tribuloides 

 Lytechinus variegatus 

 Tripneustes ventricosus * 



WHITE BANK 

 10-12' 



Clypeaster rosaceus 

 Clypeaster subdepressus 

 Encope michelini 

 Leodia sexiesperforata 

 Meoma ventricosa 

 Plagiobrissus grandis * 



Clypeaster rosaceus 

 Diadema antillarum 

 Eucidaris tribuloides 

 Lytechinus variegatus 

 Tripneustes ventricosus 



INTERBEEF CHANNEL 

 15-35' 



Clypeaster rosaceus 

 Clypeaster subdepressus 

 Encope michelini 

 Leodia sexiesperforata 

 Lytechinus variegatus * 

 Meoma ventricosa 

 Plagiobrissus grandis * 

 Schizaster (P.) floridiensis * 

 Tripneustes ventricosus * 



Brissus unicolor * 

 Clypeaster rosaceus 

 Diadema antillarum 

 Eucidaris tribuloides 

 Lytechinus variegatus 

 Meoma ventricosa 

 Tripneustes ventricosus 



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 E 



E 

 F 



SHOREWARD PATCHES 

 5-10' 





Clypeaster rosaceus 



MAIN REEF 



10-35' 



Clypeaster subdepressus 

 Diadema antillarum 

 Meoma ventricosa 

 Schizaster (P.) floridiensis 





SEAWARD PATCHES 

 110' 







SEAWARD TERRACE 



80-85' 



Astropyga magnifica 

 Clypeaster subdepressus 

 Diadema antillarum 

 Eucidaris tribuloides 

 Meoma ventricosa 

 Plagiobrissus grandis * 

 Schizaster (P.) floridiensis* 





Rare. 



