Bodianus unimaculatus

Red pigfish

Bodianus unimaculatus, Northland, New Zealand, Photo: Graham Edgar

Bodianus unimaculatus, male, Poor Knights Is, New Zealand, Photo: Andrew Green

Bodianus unimaculatus, Northland, New Zealand, Photo: Ian Shaw

Bodianus unimaculatus, Northland, New Zealand, Photo: Graham Edgar

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Same Genus

Bodianus albotaeniatus

Distribution

Description

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Information

Max Size: 45 cm

Sea Temperature Range: N/A

Depth: N/A

Habitat Generalization Index: N/A

Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.

Conservation and Rarity

IUCN Status: N/A

Occurrence: Common (44.0% 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.