Labrisomus kalisherae, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Labrisomus kalisherae, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Sophie Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Alternating dark brown and pink or light brown bands on body separated by narrow white bands, which often continue onto dorsal fin, start of dorsal fin high and opaque, usually partially or fully white and pectoral fin base white. A fringe of cirri on nape and an eyelash-like row of cirri above each eye. Cryptic, usually found in holes and crevices in the reef.
Information
Max Size: 8 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.4-30.6°C
Depth: 2-16m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Seagrass
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (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: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Copyright to the photographs on this site belongs solely to the credited photographers. Any requests for usage can be directed to the photographer through
[email protected].