Fusigobius duospilus

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Fusigobius duospilus
Fusigobius duospilus, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Fusigobius duospilus
Fusigobius duospilus, QLD, Australia, Photo: Joe Shields
Fusigobius duospilus
Fusigobius duospilus, North WA, Australia, Photo: Andrew Green
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Fusigobius duospilus
Fusigobius duospilus
Fusigobius duospilus

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Pale translucent body, fine brown lines on back, one extending on to the first dorsal fin, visible on close inspection, fine spots over body tending to blotches and dashes on head. Sometimes with two black spots on first dorsal fin. Found on sand patches near reefs.


Information

Max Size: 6 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 23.3-30.6°C

Depth: 1-46m

Habitat Generalization Index: 6.8

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: Frequent (15.0% 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 (5 per transect)

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


Edit by: Joe Shields