Cheeca Rock was Wednesday's first site. It's a mid-channel patch reef in between the mainland and the fore reef. It was surrounded by large sea grass beds, dominated by
T. testunidium. This site was particularly shallow with a total of 5-15 feet in depth. The visibility was clear but somewhat limited, suggestively having a lot of dissolved organic matter, deeming it green water. The patch reef was build biologically. Corals grew in a manner, mostly consisting of
O. anularis. This site overall had the second most diversity and abundance. Included in this diversity were large predators such as grouper, barracudas, and tarpons. Next to large predators was blue striped grunts.
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| O. anularis |
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| T. testudinum |
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The great barracuda! (Sphyraena picudilla)
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| Haemulon sciurus |
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| Epinephelus itajara |
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