Chaetodipterus faber
Atlantic spadefish
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate South America, Temperate northern Atlantic, Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Deep body with a very blunt snout, irregular black bands on body which fade with age, elongated dorsal and anal fins, and black margins on all median fins. Forms schools, often around man-made structures and will regularly circle divers.
Information
Max Size: 91 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 8.8-31.3°C
Depth: 1-40m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
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: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (10.7% 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: Several (7 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields