Corythoichthys schultzi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Corythoichthys schultzi, Sulawesi, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Corythoichthys schultzi, Tanzania, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Corythoichthys schultzi, Minerva Reefs, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Light brown with a long snout, and dark spots and lines along body broken by narrow light bands or rings. Spots and lines sometimes orange or yellow bordered with black. Usually in pairs.
Information
Max Size: 16 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 21.5-31.5°C
Depth: 0-30m
Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (2% 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.
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