Acanthistius sebastoides, Tsitsikamma, South Africa, Photo: Graham Edgar
Acanthistius sebastoides, Tsitsikamma, South Africa, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate Africa
Description
Head and body with a covering of orange spots, overlying a scattering of brown blotches, a dark band in front of tail base, pale middle of tail base and a dark grey band before a lighter grey tail fin. Found among rocks and corals down on the reef.
Information
Max Size: 35 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 15.8-24.1°C
Depth: 1-30m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (75% 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.
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