Plectropomus pessuliferus
Roving coralgrouper | Leopard Grouper | Violet Coral Trout
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Body brown to orange-red, scattering of dark edged blue spots over head, body and fins, sometimes becoming vertically elongate on sides. Red Sea population can be found in shallow waters but normally found below 25m. Length to 63cm.
Information
Max Size: 120 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 21.4-31.2°C
Depth: 3-147m
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: Near Threatened
Occurrence: Rare (0.3% 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: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields