Table 11. Coral reef fish in study sites according to the criteria of Mesoamerican

Coral reef-fish group	BTNC-D	BTNC-17	BTNC-C	BTNC-13	BTNC-14
Herbivores (all surgeonfish, and all Parrotfish):
Acanthuridae (Acanthurus spp; Zebrazoma spp)	5,327	2,160	2,934	4,859	3,071
Scaridae (Cetoscarus spp; Chlorurus spp; Hipposcarus spp; Scarus Spp.)	6,025	2,423	2,937	6,650	408
Total Herbivore fish (g/350 m2)	11,352	4,583	5,871	11,509	3,479
Total Herbivore fish (g/100 m2)	3,243	1,309	1,677	3,288	994
Herbivore coral reef fish condition	Good	Poor	Poor	Good	Poor
Carnivores (all families of Serranidae and Lutjanidae):
Serranidae (Grouper)	52,114	731	867	1,895	207
Lutjanidae (Snapper)	5,448	904	277	5,297	78
Total Carnivore fish (g/350 m2)	57,562	1,635	1,144	7,192	285
Total Carnivores fish (g/100 m2)	16,446	467	327	2,055	81
Carnivore coral reef fish condition	Very good	Poor	Critical	Very Good	Critical

Criteria for Herbivores and Carnivores.
Herbivore fish (g/m2): Critical, <990; Poor, 990–< 1,860; Fair, 1,860–< 2,740; Good, 2,740–< 3,290; Very good, ≥ 3,290.
Carnivore fish (gram/m2): Critical, <390; Poor, 390–<800; Fair, 800–< 1,210; Good, 1,210–< 1,620; Very good, ≥ 1,620.
Data from McField et al., (2024)