Carangoides bartholomaei

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Carangoides bartholomaei
Carangoides bartholomaei, Belize, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Carangoides bartholomaei
Carangoides bartholomaei, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Carangoides bartholomaei
Carangoides bartholomaei, Turks & Caicos, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Carangoides bartholomaei
Carangoides bartholomaei, Abrolhos, Bahia, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Carangoides bartholomaei
Carangoides bartholomaei
Carangoides bartholomaei
Carangoides bartholomaei

Distribution

Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean


Description

Silver with yellow median fins and a yellow stripe from tip of snout to tail along the top of the back. Juveniles with about five vertical dark bars on sides.


Information

Max Size: 100 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 23.1-31.3°C

Depth: 0-50m

Habitat Generalization Index: 1.23

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: Infrequent (6.1% 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: Many (12 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields