Eviota readerae

Sallys eviota

Eviota readerae, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green

Eviota readerae, Elizabeth & Middleton Reefs, Photo: Graham Edgar

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Similar Species

Eviota hoesei

Same Genus

Eviota sp. [atriventris]

Eviota sp. [cf hosei]

Eviota sp. [cf nigriventris]

Eviota sp. [cf punctulata]

Eviota sp. [cf sigillata]

Eviota sp. [green]

Eviota sp. [guttata cf]

Eviota sp. [melasma]

Eviota sp. [nigriventris]

Eviota sp. [punctulata]

Eviota sp. [red eyes]

Eviota sp. [sigillata]

Eviota sp. [Snowflake]

Eviota sp. [storthynx gold shield]

Eviota sp. [trans white & red streaks]

Eviota sp. [translucent]

Distribution

Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific

Description

Well-defined reddish bands on male, and spot on pectoral fin base. Female with less distinctive bands. Similar E. hoesei (Doug's Eviota) and E. distigma (Distigma Eviota) lack well-defined bands, and have at least 2 spots on pectoral fin base.

Information

Max Size: 2 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 19.1-24.9°C

Depth: 0-30m

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: Common (38.1% 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 (6 per transect)

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

Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland

Further Information

Atlas of Living Australia IUCN Red List FishBase