Caulolatilus princeps, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Caulolatilus princeps, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Description
Brassy upper body, pale below, yellow pectoral and tail fins, a groove in front of eye, and a yellow blotch on upper lip.
Information
Max Size: 102 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 13.5-25.7°C
Depth: 3-150m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Frequent (17% 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 (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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