Trachypoma macracanthus

Strawberry cod | Strawberry Rockcod | Toadstool Grouper
Trachypoma macracanthus
Trachypoma macracanthus, adult, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Trachypoma macracanthus
Trachypoma macracanthus, adult, Lord Howe Island, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Trachypoma macracanthus
Trachypoma macracanthus, Kermadec Islands, New Zealand, Photo: Graham Edgar
Trachypoma macracanthus
Trachypoma macracanthus, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Trachypoma macracanthus
Trachypoma macracanthus
Trachypoma macracanthus
Trachypoma macracanthus

Distribution

Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Orange-red with dense cover of small light blue spots across body and fins.


Information

Max Size: 22 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 18.4-24.9°C

Depth: 1-45m

Habitat Generalization Index: 12.54

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 (26.4% 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: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland