Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

Six-line wrasse | Sixstripe Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Six yellow stripes on blue/mauve body, small ocellus on upper tail base and yellow tail. Most common Pseudocheilinus species on shallow reefs. Can be curious, but always stays close to cover.


Information

Max Size: 10 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 19.1-31.3°C

Depth: 1-35m

Habitat Generalization Index: 19.5

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 (44.6% 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 (3 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