Apogon townsendi, Bonaire, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Very similar to A. binotatus, differing primarily by having two dark bars on tail base (the rear of which can be very faint, as in the individual pictured), in addition to the black bar below the rear dorsal fin.
Information
Max Size: 7 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.8-30.4°C
Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (9% 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 (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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Apogon townsendi, Bonaire, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
