Apogon binotatus, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Very similar to A. townsendi, differing primarily by having a single wider dark bars on tail base, in addition to the black bar below the rear dorsal fin. A. townsendi has an additional, narrow and often faint dark bar on the tail base.
Information
Max Size: 13 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.8-30.6°C
Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (19% 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: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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