Parupeneus heptacanthus

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Parupeneus heptacanthus
Parupeneus heptacanthus, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Parupeneus heptacanthus
Parupeneus heptacanthus, Night Phase. QLD, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Parupeneus heptacanthus
Parupeneus heptacanthus, adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
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Parupeneus heptacanthus
Parupeneus heptacanthus
Parupeneus heptacanthus

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Deep body profile with steep head, rows of blue spots on side, small square dark spot one third distance along side of body under 1st dorsal fin (which can be switched on or off).


Information

Max Size: 36 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 22.3-31.5°C

Depth: 12-350m

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 (0.7% 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: Solitary (1 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