Silvery with a rounded blade-like belly, small mouth and small pectoral fins and a forked tail. Schools near the surface.
Information
Max Size: 30 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 18.0-24.9°C
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky 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: Large aggregations (141 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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Bathystethus cultratus, Photo: Andrew Green
