Bodianus bilunulatus, WA, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Red-pink on back and pale underside, red scale margins forming cross-hatched pattern on back and lines along belly. White patch on cheek and dark saddle on tail base which does not extend fully across tail base as in B. loxozonus (Blackfin Pigfish).
Information
Max Size: 55 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 21.4-29.3°C
Depth: 3-160m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
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: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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