Cheilinus fasciatus
Redbreast Maori Wrasse | Banded Maori Wrasse | Scarlet-breasted Maori Wrasse | Cheilinus quinquecinctus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Body and tail with wide black bars separated by thin white bars, large orange/red patch centred on pectoral fin base behind head and extending down the breast and onto pelvic fins on large individuals, thin orange lines radiating from eye. Red Sea populations differ in appearance and previously considered a separate species, Cheilinus quinquecinctus.
Information
Max Size: 40 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.1-31.5°C
Depth: 4-60 m
Habitat Generalization Index: 15.88
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: Common (31.3% 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.
Edit by: Joe Shields