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Table 1 
Relative abundance (%) of all fish species observed from remotely operated vehicle (ROV) transects on the Oculina Bank during 
April/May 2003 and October 2005. Species are listed by management area (open= any area outside the OHAPC open to fishing, 
OHAPC = areas where all bottom gear except hook and line are restricted, i.e., excluding the OECA, and OECA= inside the MPA 
where all bottom gear, including hook and line fishing, are restricted) and habitat (PAV=pavement, RUB=rubble, OUT=rock 
outcrops, SD = standing dead Oculina , LO=live Oculina). There were no SD or LO transects in the open area. A dash indicates 
0.00% relative abundance. 
open OHAPC OECA 
PAY RUB OUT PAY RUB OUT SD LO PAY RUB OUT SD LO 
Muraenidae 
Gymnothorax spp. 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.07 
— 
— 
— 
Undetermined 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.15 
— 
— 
— 
Ophicithidae 
Undetermined 
0.10 
0.14 
Engraulidae 
Anchoa spp. 
7.14 
0.28 
Synodontidae 
Synodus intermedius 
0.13 
1.49 
0.15 
Synodus spp. 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.14 
0.15 
— 
— 
0.76 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Ogcocephalidae 
Ogcocephalus 
corniger 
0.12 
0.07 
Ogcocephalus spp. 
— 
0.20 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Holocentridae 
Holocentrus rufus 
0.27 
0.38 
Holocentrus spp. 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.07 
0.50 
— 
— 
Myripristis jacobus 
— 
— 
0.13 
— 
— 
- 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Syngnathidae 
Hippocampus spp. 
0.14 
0.15 
2.34 
0.50 
Scorpaenidae 
Helicolenus 
dactylopterus 
0.39 
0.46 
0.56 
Undetermined 
— 
0.81 
0.39 
— 
— 
0.23 
— 
— 
— 
1.60 
— 
— 
1.13 
Triglidae 
Prionotus spp. 
0.07 
Serranidae 
Anthiinae 
3.30 
11.24 
9.06 
30.85 
25.22 
16.80 
45.22 
43.79 
Centropristis 
ocyurus 
6.63 
4.06 
8.95 
20.91 
2.18 
8.21 
8.29 
1.18 
16.92 
4.13 
1.62 
7.98 
5.16 
Centropristis spp. 
— 
39.93 
11.68 
38.02 
4.52 
14.04 
4.97 
1.19 
9.70 
3.53 
3.15 
14.27 
5.76 
Centropristis striata 
— 
— 
0.12 
5.91 
— 
— 
0.83 
— 
12.26 
1.03 
0.80 
— 
0.43 
Epinephelus 
adscensionis 
0.07 
Epinephelus 
drummondhayi 
0.09 
0.14 
Epinephelus morio 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.14 
0.31 
— 
— 
— 
0.07 
0.10 
2.23 
0.28 
Epinephelus niveatus 
— 
— 
0.13 
— 
— 
0.15 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.19 
— 
0.14 
Hemanthias vivanus 
— 
5.13 
6.69 
— 
3.00 
5.26 
3.31 
3.41 
— 
2.21 
4.81 
— 
— 
Liopropoma eukrines 
— 
— 
1.93 
— 
0.42 
0.76 
0.81 
— 
— 
0.14 
1.35 
— 
1.16 
Pronotogrammus 
martinicensis 
8.02 
31.47 
17.49 
18.74 
15.53 
13.33 
4.92 
8.55 
0.14 
Mycteroperca 
microlepis 
0.08 
Mycteroperca phenax 
— 
0.20 
0.90 
2.97 
0.13 
1.13 
4.89 
1.76 
0.46 
0.58 
1.59 
2.16 
1.70 
Mycteroperca spp. 
— 
0.20 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
Rypticus maculatus 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.14 
— 
— 
— 
Serranus annularis 
— 
0.20 
0.25 
— 
0.28 
— 
— 
— 
— 
0.07 
— 
— 
— 
Serranus notospilus 
— 
5.16 
0.64 
1.00 
1.67 
1.37 
3.30 
0.57 
1.24 
0.40 
— 
— 
0.86 
Serranus phoebe 
60.57 
13.16 
10.17 
17.74 
13.51 
16.92 
7.53 
1.79 
27.14 
14.91 
8.67 
14.33 
5.16 
continued 
