Hypoplectrodes nigroruber
Banded seaperch
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber, Narooma, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber, Dunsborough, WA, Photo: Graham Edgar
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber, Busselton, WA, Photo: Graham Edgar
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber, Flinders Island, TAS, Photo: Graham Edgar
Hypoplectrodes nigroruber, juvenile, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
![Hypoplectrodes sp. [Lord Howe]](https://images.reeflifesurvey.com/0/species_30_573b074258f7f.w400.h266.jpg)
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Four broad dark stripes down the body, with the last of these at the base of the tail. The background colour varies between animals and includes pink, red, green, brown and white, with shades of red dominating.
Information
Max Size: 30 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 12.6-23.3°C
Depth: 0-40 m
Habitat Generalization Index: 12.46
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 (18.6% 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.
Edit by: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney