Mendosoma lineatum
Real bastard trumpeter | Mendosoma allporti
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Pointy nose, rows of spots form fine stripes along the side, tending to a more reticulated pattern on the back. Often found in the top 10 metres or so above deep drop-offs and walls. Schools of tens to hundreds of animals predictably occur at these sites. It is a plankton feeder, shooting forward an extendible mouth to engulf prey
Information
Max Size: 40 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 11.7-17.7°C
Depth: 0-30m
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 (4.6% 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: Many (43 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Andrew Green