Paragobiodon xanthosoma
Emerald coralgoby
Distribution
Description
Obligate coral-dweller, though to exclusively inhabit branching coral Seriotopora often in social groups. Head, nape, prepectoral region, breast and mid-ventral portion scaleless with bristle-like cirri on head and nape. Uniformly green-yellow head, body, and fins with maximum body size up to 4cm.
Information
Max Size: 4 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 24.6-29.9°C
Depth: N/A
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: Rare (0.9% 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 (10 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Jo Schmid