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Southern Stingray
Dasyatis americana |
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Longspine Squirrelfish
Holocentrus rufus |
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Rock Beauty (juvenile)
Holacanthus tricolor |
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Queen Triggerfish
Balistes vetula
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Images by Steve Simonsen
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Virgin Islands Fishes, a book currently being written by USGS coral reef ecologist Ginger Garrison and William Smith-Vaniz, is a synthesis of scientific information about the biogeography and diversity of fishes of the Virgin Islands. The book will include descriptions and color photographs of many of the 500 fish species known from the Virgin Islands.
"The Habitats Exploited and the Species Trapped in a Caribbean Island Trap Fishery" is an article written by Ginger Garrison and published in the journal Environmental Biology of Fishes. You can download and view the article (for a fee) from the DocuRights Web site.
The Virgin Islands
Location: Latitude 17°40' - 18°27' N, Longitude 63°25' - 65°06' W
Highest elevation: 474 m (Crown Mt., St. Thomas)
Area: 350 km2
Rainfall: average of 100 cm
4 species of sea turtle
22 species of soft coral
11 species of marine mammal
53 species of hard (scleractinian) coral
At least 500 species of fishes in Virgin Islands waters (see species list)
Virgin Islands Fish Species List
Download and view the Virgin Islands Fish Species List (535 KB PDF)
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For more information about the Virgin Islands research, please contact
Ginger Garrison at
Email: ginger_garrison@usgs.gov
Telephone: 727 803-8747 |
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U. S. Department of the Interior | U.S. Geological Survey