Acanthurus bahianus, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Olive-brown body, oblique blue stripe from snout to eye, an arc of sort blue stripe behind rear edge of eye, and black rear edge of gill cover. Outer tail margin yellow, rather than white/blue as in A. tractus, with which this species was previously grouped. This species only southern Atlantic, and not known from the Caribbean.
Information
Max Size: 38 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.3-30.9°C
Depth: 2-40m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Seagrass
Habitat Generalisation Index: 24.1
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
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Common (26% 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: Many (16 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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