gov.noaa.nodc:0293333 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-04-06T18:26:25Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Parrotfish surveys and paired coral and parrotfish coral predation surveys conducted in the Caribbean Sea and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 2013-07-02 to 2019-09-11 (NCEI Accession 0293333) 2024-06-06 publication 2024-05-30 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/j991-4469 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0293333 NCEI Archive Management System 0293333 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Hannah S. Rempel UT Austin Marine Science Institute hannah.rempel@gmail.com http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu HTTP UT Austin Marine Science Institute website Institution web page information resourceProvider California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information resourceProvider Benjamin Ruttenberg California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo bruttenb@calpoly.edu http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information principalInvestigator Hannah Sima Rempel UT Austin Marine Science Institute hannah.rempel@gmail.com http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu HTTP UT Austin Marine Science Institute website Institution web page information pointOfContact Rempel, Hannah S. The University of Texas at Austin; Marine Science Institute hannah.rempel@gmail.com http://www.utmsi.utexas.edu HTTP UT Austin Marine Science Institute website Institution web page information author Bodwin, Kelly N. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information author Burkepile, Deron E. University of California - Santa Barbara http://www.ucsb.edu HTTP University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) website Institution web page information author Adam, Thomas C. University of California - Santa Barbara http://www.ucsb.edu HTTP University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) website Institution web page information author Altieri, Andrew H. University of Florida http://www.ufl.edu/ HTTP University of Florida (UF) website Institution web page information author Barton, Emma M. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information author Francisca, Roxanne-Liana STINAPA Bonaire author Goodman, Maurice C. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information author Lamore, Rachael J. Centre for Island Research and Environmental Observatory author Lippert, Marilla Stanford University http://www.stanford.edu/ HTTP Stanford University website Institution web page information author Marroquin, Marietta University of Florida http://www.ufl.edu/ HTTP University of Florida (UF) website Institution web page information author O'Rourke, Tara C. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information author VanderBloomer, Peter D. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information author Ruttenberg, Benjamin I. California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information author California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo http://www.calpoly.edu/ HTTP California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital Data associated with the publication 'Ecological drivers of parrotfish coral predation vary across spatial scales', comparing parrotfish coral predation intensity as it relates to parrotfish density/biomass, coral cover, and other ecological variables from the scale of individual coral colonies to reefs spanning four regions of the Greater Caribbean. This dataset includes several datasets: 1) regional_coral_scar_data.csv: Surveys of coral colonies (with and without parrotfish predation scars) across all regions. 2) processed_coral_scar_data_colony_level.csv: Processed data from the file above filtered to only include coral taxa commonly predated by parrotfishes (determined as coral taxa for which at least 3 colonies across the entire dataset had 3 recent parrotfish predation scars). This includes the calculated coral colony surface area and the estimated total/sum recent scar area per coral colony. 3) regional_fish_data.csv: Parrotfish abundance and size for individuals greater than or equal to 15 cm fork length. This data includes estimated fish weight and related length-weight conversion values used to calculate these values. 4) site_coordinates.csv: Metadata of the latitude and longitude of all study sites. Parrotfishes (Labridae: Scarini) are widely recognized for their important functional role in reducing coral-algae competition by grazing algae, yet some species are also coral predators (corallivores) and thereby have direct negative impacts on corals they prey upon. To better understand the ecological drivers of parrotfish corallivory intensity, we compared patterns of relative predation scar size and abundance across spatial scales from individual coral colonies (<1 to several meters in size), to reefs within islands (1 to 10s of km), to four regions across the Greater Caribbean (100s to 1000s of km) including Panamá, Florida, St. Croix, and Bonaire. Funding Agency: California State University Council on Ocean Affairs, Science & Technology Funding Agency: Dr. Earl H. Myers & Ethel M. Myers Oceanographic & Marine Biology Trust Funding Agency: Harvard Travellers Club Permanent Fund Funding Agency: American Museum of Natural History Lerner-Gray Fund for Marine Research Funding Agency: California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0293333 Preview graphic PNG 0293333 NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER 2024-05-23 publication CORAL CORAL - CENSUS CORAL - COLONY SIZE CORAL - FISH BITES CORAL - SPECIES IDENTIFICATION FISH - CORAL REEF FISH CENSUS SPECIES IDENTIFICATION - ORGANISM LENGTH theme NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS GPS visual estimate visual observation instrument NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS biological in situ model output survey - biological survey - coral reef survey - swimmer/diver theme NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo dataCentre NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo dataCentre NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES project NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Caribbean Sea Coastal Waters of Florida Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary North Atlantic Ocean place NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS oceanography theme WMO_CategoryCode 2012-09-15 publication FY16 Domestic Grant NA16NOS4820050 Quantifying corallivory by parrotfishes: species-species preferences and impacts on threatened corals project CRCP Project Numeric Data Sets > Biology theme CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Ecological Dynamics > Predation > Coral Predation EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Feeding Scars On Hard Coral EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Feeding Scars On Hard Coral > Fish EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Damage Assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Coral Colony Size and Condition EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Biological EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Reef Fish Census EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Scleractinia (stony corals) EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs > Coral Reef Ecology theme CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF EARTH SCIENCE > SOLID EARTH > GEOMORPHIC LANDFORMS/PROCESSES > COASTAL LANDFORMS > CORAL REEFS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian Dive computer Trained observers computer computer or visual observation ruler ruler or PVC pipe marked with size bins transect tape or GPS instrument Provider Instruments COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Netherlands Antilles > Bonaire > Bonaire (12N068W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Netherlands Antilles > Bonaire > Karpata (12N068W0006) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Florida Reef Tract (26N080W0007) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Conch Reef (24N080W0011) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Davis Reef (24N080W0014) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > French Reef (25N080W0022) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Molasses Reef (25N080W0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. 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GCMD Keywords, Version 21. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian CWAXE2 Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Rempel, Hannah S.; Bodwin, Kelly N.; Burkepile, Deron E.; Adam, Thomas C.; Altieri, Andrew H.; Barton, Emma M.; Francisca, Roxanne-Liana; Goodman, Maurice C.; Lamore, Rachael J.; Lippert, Marilla; Marroquin, Marietta; O'Rourke, Tara C.; VanderBloomer, Peter D.; Ruttenberg, Benjamin I. (2024). Parrotfish surveys and paired coral and parrotfish coral predation surveys conducted in the Caribbean Sea and Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 2013-07-02 to 2019-09-11 (NCEI Accession 0293333). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 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(2024). Ecological drivers of parrotfish coral predation vary across spatial scales. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 740, 145–160. https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14633 2024-07-25 publication International DOI Foundation (IDF) https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14633 https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14633 HTTPS https://doi.org/10.3354/meps14633 Associated journal article information Rempel, HS Department of Marine Science, The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute, Port Aransas, TX 78373, USA author Bodwin, KN Department of Statistics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA author Burkepile, DE Marine Science Institute, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA author Adam, TC Marine Science Institute, University of California at Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA author Altieri, AH Department of Environmental Engineering Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA author Barton, EM Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA author Francisca, RL Stichting Nationale Parken Bonaire Kralendijk, Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands author Goodman, MC Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA author Lamore, RJ Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA author Lippert, M Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA author Marroquín, M ECOspiral, Xenimajuyú Community, Tecpán 4006, Guatemala author O’Rourke, TC Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA author VanderBloomer, PD Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA author Ruttenberg, BI Department of Biological Sciences, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA author Inter-Research Science Center publisher documentDigital Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 740 ISSN 0171-8630, ISSN 1616-1599, pp. 145-160 crossReference sciencePaper Rempel, Hannah S.; Bodwin, Kelly N.; Ruttenberg, Benjamin I. (2020). Patterns of parrotfish predation on Orbicella annularis and coral tissue regeneration from bite scars on the Caribbean islands of St. Croix and Bonaire from 2018-07-02 to 2019-08-24 (NCEI Accession 0213589). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0213589. 2020-07-29 publication NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0213589 https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0213589 HTTPS https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0213589 Associated NCEI dataset information Rempel, Hannah S. University of Texas at Austin author Bodwin, Kelly N. author Ruttenberg, Benjamin I. 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You may copy and paste the FTP link to the data into an FTP client (e.g., FileZilla or WinSCP). download dataset NCEI Accession 0293333 v1.1 was published. 2024-06-06T21:29:55Z NCEI Accession 0293333 v1.1 publication https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0293333/1.1 HTTPS NCEI Accession 0293333 v1.1 published 2024-06-06T21:29:55Z download dataset Parameter or Variable: region (measured); Units: Character; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: NA Parameter or Variable: site (measured); Units: Character; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: NA Parameter or Variable: date (measured); Units: YYYY-MM-DD; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: NA Parameter or Variable: transect (measured); Units: NA; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: NA; Data Quality Method: Variable is a unique number for a transect nested within a given survey site and region Parameter or Variable: depth_m (measured); Units: meters; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Dive computer; Data Quality Method: Depth of the transect survey measured by observers dive computers. Transects were placed parallel to the reef structure across a similar depth profile throughout. Parameter or Variable: colony_id (measured); Units: NA; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: NA; Data Quality Method: A unique coral colony id for each observed coral colony across the entire dataset. Parameter or Variable: coral_species (measured); Units: Character; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Trained observers; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Coral colonies were identified in situ to species in most cases. For branching Porites spp. they were identified to the genus (noted as Branching Porites spp), and some Agaricia spp. were identified to the genus if an observer was not confident in the species. Parameter or Variable: col_size (measured); Units: centimeter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ruler or PVC pipe marked with size bins; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Coral colonies were measured in situ where colony size is the diameter (maximum width) for all colonies ≥3 cm.; Data Quality Method: In Florida, coral abundance was low, so we directly measured each colony in situ to the nearest cm. In other regions, the higher abundance of colonies made directly measuring each colony impractical. In Panamá, we recorded colony diameter in bins of 3 to <5, 5 to <10, 10 to <20, 20 to <40, 40 to <80, and ≥80 cm. In St. Croix and Bonaire, some sites had a high abundance of small coral colonies. In these regions, we recorded colonies with a diameter <20 cm using the same size bins as in Panamá, but measured colonies ≥20 cm to the nearest cm. Parameter or Variable: l_cm (measured); Units: centimeter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ruler; Sampling and Analyzing Method: We measured the maximum coral colony length (based on a bird's eye view, similar to the perspective of a photoquadrat) and the perpendicular width. NA values indicate corals where direct measurements were not taken and size is recorded in size bins only. Parameter or Variable: w_cm (measured); Units: centimeter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: ruler; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Colony width. Either length or width denote the (maximum) diameter of the colony, while the other value is perpendicular to the diameter–it may not always consistent which value (length or width) is the maximum. NA values indicate corals where direct measurements were not taken and size is recorded in size bins only. Parameter or Variable: percent_live (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual estimate; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Visually estimated percent live coral tissue per colony; Data Quality Method: Values are estimated to the nearest 5% Parameter or Variable: percent_col_inside (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual estimate; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The estimated percentage of the coral colony that fell within the transect bounds (30 x 1 m); Data Quality Method: Values are estimated to the nearest 5% Parameter or Variable: col_area_cm2 (calculated); Units: square centimeters; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: computer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: For all coral species for which we had direct measurements, we calculated colony surface area (SA) based on the area of an oval: SA=π((Max.diameter)/2)x((Perpendicular width)/2)x((% live coral tissue)/100)x((% colony in transect)/100) To estimate the surface area of corals within size bins, we calculated the mean surface area of each coral taxa and size class from colonies for which we had direct measurements. Parameter or Variable: n_scars (measured); Units: whole number; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual estimate; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The visually estimated number of total parrotfish predation scars per colony recorded by trained observers. This included recent scars and slightly older scars that observers felt could still be reliably attributed to parrotfishes. We defined an individual scar as one contiguous lesion (i.e., if a paired bite from a parrotfish left two scars with a space of living coral tissue dividing them this was considered two scars as they are two seperate coral lesions) Parameter or Variable: percent_new (measured); Units: percent; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual estimate; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The visually estimated percentage of parrotfish predation scars that were recent (i.e., no signs of healing at the scar perimeter or fouling of the coral skeleton by turfing algae or cyanobacteria within the scar area, which typically occur within a few days after a scar is inflicted) Parameter or Variable: n_new_scars (calculated); Units: whole number; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: computer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The calculated number of new scars determined based on the total n_scars per colony and the percent_new Parameter or Variable: scar_min_mm2 (measured); Units: square millimeters; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual estimate; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The visually estimated surface area of the smallest observed scar per coral colony with predation scars. For coral colonies with 0-1 scars this variable is NA. Parameter or Variable: scar_max_mm2 (measured); Units: square millimeters; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual estimate; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The visually estimated surface area of the largest observed scar per coral colony with predation scars. For coral colonies with 0-1 scars this variable is NA. Parameter or Variable: scar_med_mm2 (measured); Units: square millimeters; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual estimate; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The visually estimated surface area of the median observed scar per coral colony with predation scars. For coral colonies with 0 or 2 scars this variable is NA (where if there are two scars they are recorded as the min and max scar size). Parameter or Variable: total_grazed_cm2 (calculated); Units: square centimeters; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: computer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The total coral colony surface area grazed, based on the estimated total area of recent parrotfish predation scars. While most colonies had few scars, some had >100 and it was not practical to measure each scar. Therefore, for colonies with >3 scars, we measured the visually estimated minimum, median, and maximum scars to estimate approximate scar size distributions. We used these size estimates and scar abundance to interpolate scar size distributions based on a normal distribution centered on the median and bounded by the minimum and maximum scar size, as scar sizes distribute approximately normally overall in a region (Rempel et al. 2020). See related publication for further details and the related code used to perform this scar size interpolation is available at (https://github.com/hannahrempel/ecological_drivers_corallivory, see 'Interpolating scar size' script). Parameter or Variable: survey_l_m (measured); Units: meters; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: transect tape or GPS; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Length of the fish survey transect in meters. Parameter or Variable: survey_w_m (measured); Units: meters; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual estimate; Sampling and Analyzing Method: The width of the fish survey transect in meters, estimated visually by the observer using a PVC 'T-bar' as a size reference. Parameter or Variable: species (measured); Units: Character; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual observation; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Parrotfish species latin name recorded by the observer. For transects with no fish this is noted as 'No major corallivores' in this column. Parameter or Variable: phase (measured); Units: Character; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual observation; Sampling and Analyzing Method: IP=initial phase, TP=terminal phase, NA=used in transects where no parrotfishes were observed. Parrotfishes are protogynous hermaphrodites that are for most species sexually dimorphic. They are classified as initial phase (IP) or terminal phase (TP) as a small portion of IP individuals are not always female, and some apparent TP individuals may be internally female as external color change often occurs prior to internal change in reproductive organs. Parameter or Variable: size_cm (measured); Units: centimeter; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual estimate; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Fish fork length in centimeters by trained observers. In St. Croix, Florida, and Bonaire size is recorded to the nearest cm, while in Panama fish are recorded in 5 cm bins.; Data Quality Method: Most surveys were conducted by the same observer in a region. Whenever possible, observers trained together to ensure that their estimates of fish fork length were within 1 cm of each other or when this was not possible they practiced estimating fish and checking their estimates until they calibrated estimates to the nearest cm. Parameter or Variable: count (measured); Units: whole number; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: visual estimate; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Observed number of individuals of a given species, phase and fork length per transect. Parameter or Variable: a (calculated); Units: numeric; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: NA; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Fish 'a' values used for length-weight conversions.; Data Quality Method: Values are from Fishbase (for Scarus vetula) or for all other fish are from Bohnsack J.A. and D.E. Harper 1988. Length-weight relationships of selected marine reef fishes from the southeastern United States and the Caribbean. NOAA Tech. Mem. NMFS-SEFC-215:31 p. For Sp. viride and Sc. taeniopterus, there were multiple length-weight conversion values from different sampling locations (Bohnsack and Harper 1988), so we selected the values with an R2 >0.85 from the region with highest sample size. For Sc. vetula, we used FishBase Bayesian length-weight relationship estimates from species with a similar body plan (Froese et al. 2014). Parameter or Variable: b (measured); Units: numeric; Observation Category: other; Sampling Instrument: NA; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Fish 'b' values used for length-weight conversions.; Data Quality Method: Values are from Fishbase (for Scarus vetula) or for all other fish are from Bohnsack J.A. and D.E. Harper 1988. Length-weight relationships of selected marine reef fishes from the southeastern United States and the Caribbean. NOAA Tech. Mem. NMFS-SEFC-215:31 p. For Sp. viride and Sc. taeniopterus, there were multiple length-weight conversion values from different sampling locations (Bohnsack and Harper 1988), so we selected the values with an R2 &gt;0.85 from the region with highest sample size. For Sc. vetula, we used FishBase Bayesian length-weight relationship estimates from species with a similar body plan (Froese et al. 2014) Parameter or Variable: size_cm_est (measured); Units: centimeter; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: computer or visual observation; Sampling and Analyzing Method: As fish from Panama were measured in 5cm bins while all others were recorded to the nearest cm we estimated the average fish size from Panama as the midpoint for each size bin (e.g., for 15-20 the estimated value is 17.5). Parameter or Variable: weight_g (measured); Units: gram; Observation Category: model output; Sampling Instrument: computer; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Calculated fish weight based on length-weight scaling relationships calculated using fish length and reported a b values. Parameter or Variable: latitude_DD (measured); Units: decimal degree; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: GPS; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Study site latitude recorded by observers using a GPS. Parameter or Variable: longitude_DD (measured); Units: decimal degree; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: GPS; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Study site longitude recorded by observers using a GPS. asNeeded Metadata are developed, maintained and distributed by NCEI. Updates are performed as needed to maintain currentness. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian GPS GPS Global Positioning System receiver satellite-based instrument used for geo-location, positioning and navigation visual estimate visual estimate not an instrument - maybe an observation type visual observation visual observation not an instrument - maybe an observation type