Cheiloprion labiatus
Biglip Damsel | Kissing Damsel | Minstrel Fish
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Similar to Stegastes species (Gregories) with dark edged scales, but with distinctive protruding thick lips. Juveniles black with thin neon blue line extending along upper body from eye. Very shy, retreating amongst branched corals when approached.
Information
Max Size: 6 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 21.4-30.4°C
Depth: 1-10m
Habitat Generalization Index: 1.43
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 (4.1% 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: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.