Asteropsis carinifera, Galapagos, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Asteropsis carinifera, Gulf of California, Mexico, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Asteropsis carinifera, Gulf of California, Mexico, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Covered with short spines, and variable coloured blotches.
Information
Max Size: 7 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 15.8-29.0°C
Depth: 3-55m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (11% 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.
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