Chaetodontoplus ballinae

Ballina Angelfish
Chaetodontoplus ballinae
Chaetodontoplus ballinae, adult, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Chaetodontoplus ballinae
Chaetodontoplus ballinae, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
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Chaetodontoplus ballinae
Chaetodontoplus ballinae

Distribution

Localised


Description

Black and white with yellow eye and tail. Rarely seen by divers, on deeper reefs near Lord Howe Island.


Information

Max Size: 21 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 19-24.8°C

Depth: 10-100m

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: Least Concern

Occurrence: Widespread (50% 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.