Acanthistius sebastoides
Koester
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 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: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (75.0% 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: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields