Labroides pectoralis
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Labroides pectoralis, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Black spot on lower edge of pectoral fin base, white chest, front half of body with variable colour, usually red or yellow, rear of body and tail black, tail with light blue margin, and stripe from snout through eye which merges with back rear body.
Information
Max Size: 11 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 25.3-31.2°C
Depth: 2-30m
Habitat Generalization Index: 4.95
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: Least Concern
Occurrence: Frequent (10.2% 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: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields