Aethaloperca rogaa
Redmouth Rockcod | Redflushed Rockcod | Redmouthed Groper | Redmouthed Grouper | Aetheloperca rogaa
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Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Distinctive profile with steep forehead and rectangular body, dark coloration, and a straight, transparent rear tail margin. Often also orange tint to pectoral fin and eye, and light vertical bar across mid lower body. Juveniles mimic Centropyge vrolikii (Pearlscale Angelfish) and C. nox (Midnight Angelfish). Length to 60 cm.
Information
Max Size: 60 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.5-31.6°C
Depth: 3-50m
Habitat Generalization Index: 3.86
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: Data Deficient
Occurrence: Frequent (11.7% 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