Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Gold-spot seabream | Glowspot Sea-bream | Gold-spot Emperor | Golden-lined Sea Perch | Goldlined Emperor | Striped Large-eye Bream | Yellowspot Emperor | Gnathodentex aurolineatus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Broad gold stripe along lateral line with thin widely spaced gold lines below and darker more dense lines above, yellow blotch at rear base of dorsal fin and yellow patch at base of pectoral fin. Sometimes forms large aggregations low down over the reef.
Information
Max Size: 30 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.1-31.2°C
Depth: 3-30 m
Habitat Generalization Index: 18.67
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: Frequent (15.8% 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: Many (20 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland