Iniistius pavo
Black-barred razorfish | Blue Razorfish | Indianfish | Leaf Wrasse | Pavo Razorfish | Peacock Razorfish | Razor Wrasse | Xyrichthys pavo
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
High square head, eye very high, with dark oblique bar below, first two dorsal spines separate from rest of dorsal fin and extremely elongated, small black spot on back, dark brown bars on side that can be rapidly switched on and off. One of a few razorfish species found close to reefs, usually in sandy depressions in coral lagoon habitats, disappears into sand when threatened.
Information
Max Size: 41 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22-30.9°C
Depth: 1-100m
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: Least Concern
Occurrence: Infrequent (1.2% 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: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields