Bodianus frenchii

Foxfish | Bodianus frenchi
Bodianus frenchii
Bodianus frenchii, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Bodianus frenchii
Bodianus frenchii, Rottnest Is, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Bodianus frenchii
Bodianus frenchii, juvenile, Rottnest Is, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Bodianus frenchii
Bodianus frenchii, Rottnest Island, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Bodianus frenchii
Bodianus frenchii, Jurien Bay, WA, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Bodianus frenchii
Bodianus frenchii
Bodianus frenchii
Bodianus frenchii
Bodianus frenchii

Distribution

Temperate Australasia


Description

Bright red species with a large yellow blotch on the upper surface about midway along the body, and another below the end of the dorsal fin. It occurs commonly on deep offshore reefs, often swimming back and forth at cave entrances.


Information

Max Size: 45 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 16.5-23.2°C

Depth: 10-40m

Habitat Generalization Index: 6.13

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.


Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: Near Threatened

Occurrence: Frequent (13.5% of sites)

Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed

Abundance: Few (2 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney