Pomacentrus bankanensis

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Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis, QLD, Australia, Photo: Joe Shields
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
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Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis
Pomacentrus bankanensis

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Brown body with a white tail base beginning in an abrupt straight line, ocellus on rear dorsal fin, dark earspot, and fine black spot at pectoral fin base. Juveniles grey-brown with an orange head covered in bright blue lines and dashes which fade with age. P. vaiuli lacks white tail base, and P. chrysurus lacks bright blue lines over head.


Information

Max Size: 9 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 19.9-31.3°C

Depth: 0-32m

Habitat Generalization Index: 15.69

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 (29.1% 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: Many (20 per transect)

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