Cantherhines macrocerus
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Cantherhines macrocerus, Bonaire, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Cantherhines macrocerus, Bonaire, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Cantherhines macrocerus, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Grey-brown with an oblong orange patch over rear half of body and lower side of forebody leaving a distinct rectangular grey area above and behind pectoral fin base. Four small orange spines on tail base and a yellow or orange ring around eye. May also display large white spots covering head and body. Generally found among gorgonians on coral and rocky reefs.
Information
Max Size: 46 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 24.6-30.5°C
Depth: 2-40m
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: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (20% 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.
Edit by: Joe Shields