Rypticus bicolor

Mottled soapfish
Rypticus bicolor
Rypticus bicolor, Cocos Island, Costa Rica, Photo: Graham Edgar
Rypticus bicolor
Rypticus bicolor, Costa Rica, Photo: Graham Edgar
Rypticus bicolor
Rypticus bicolor, Costa Rica, Photo: Graham Edgar
Rypticus bicolor
Rypticus bicolor, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Rypticus bicolor
Rypticus bicolor
Rypticus bicolor
Rypticus bicolor

Distribution

Tropical Eastern Pacific


Description

Light brown mottled body. During the day, hides in crevices and caves in the reefs, often lying on it\'s side, coming out at night to feed on small fishes.


Information

Max Size: 28 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 20.4-30.4°C

Depth: 3-68m

Habitat Generalization Index: 8.93

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: Common (21.9% 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: Solitary (1 per transect)

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


Edit by: Joe Shields