Asterodiscides truncatus, Northland, New Zealand, Photo: Graham Edgar
Asterodiscides truncatus, Batemans Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Asterodiscides truncatus, Ulladulla, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Rounded tubercles on the upper body surface, large body size, and purple, red and orange colouration. It is occasionally sighted by divers on deep reefs and has also been collected by trawl from silt substrates in areas deeper than normal diving depths.
Information
Max Size: 34 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 11.6-23.6°C
Depth: 14-800m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (4% 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.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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