Paralabrax albomaculatus

Camotillo
Paralabrax albomaculatus
Paralabrax albomaculatus, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Paralabrax albomaculatus
Paralabrax albomaculatus, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Paralabrax albomaculatus
Paralabrax albomaculatus, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Paralabrax albomaculatus
Paralabrax albomaculatus
Paralabrax albomaculatus

Distribution

Localised


Description

Olive to tan body with a row of white blotches along side, the foremost of which elongated forming a faint band around top of head, often another row of blotches along back, underside grey and fins with yellow shading on membranes. Prefers areas of cooler, deeper water within its range. Endemic to the Galapagos Islands.


Information

Max Size: 51 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 20.1-26.7°C

Depth: 10-75m

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

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: Endangered

Occurrence: Common (30.3% 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: Several (7 per transect)

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


Edit by: Joe Shields