Gymnocranius audleyi

Collared large-eye bream | Bastard Bream | Collar Seabream | Iodine Bream | Iodine Sea Bream | Pale-faced Bream | Sand Snapper
Gymnocranius audleyi
Gymnocranius audleyi, QLD, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar

Distribution

Localised


Description

High body profile with steeply sloping head, pale silvery with a light blue sheen,, face distinctly pale and scaleless, distinctive semicircular patch on head above and behind eye, often with olive or light brown on upper sides and brown flecks on body. Length to 40 cm.


Information

Max Size: 40 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 18.9-29.8°C

Depth: 8-40m

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: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (6.3% 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: Several (8 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.


Edit by: Joe Shields