Meuschenia flavolineata

Monacanthidae
Yellow-stripe Leatherjacket
  • Meuschenia flavolineata, Adelaide, SA, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Meuschenia flavolineata, Adelaide, SA, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Meuschenia flavolineata, Topgallant Island, SA, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Meuschenia flavolineata, Topgallant Island, SA, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Meuschenia flavolineata, Juvenile, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Meuschenia flavolineata, Juvenile, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Meuschenia flavolineata, Adelaide, SA, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Meuschenia flavolineata, Adelaide, SA, Photo: Graham Edgar
  • Meuschenia flavolineata, Dunsborough, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Meuschenia flavolineata, Dunsborough, WA, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Meuschenia flavolineata, Unusual mottled variation. Rottnest Is, WA, Photo: Ben Jones
    Meuschenia flavolineata, Unusual mottled variation. Rottnest Is, WA, Photo: Ben Jones
  • Meuschenia flavolineata, Juvenile colour pattern. Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Meuschenia flavolineata, Juvenile colour pattern. Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Meuschenia flavolineata, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Meuschenia flavolineata, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
  • Meuschenia flavolineata, Male and female. Montague Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
    Meuschenia flavolineata, Male and female. Montague Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Dark bodies with a characteristic yellow or orange patch in front of the tail. Pairs of yellowstriped leatherjackets are often seen moving about together, the female recognisable by the yellow patch extended onto the tail and the male with four small spines.
Information
  • Max Size: 30 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 12.0-23.2°C
  • Depth: 2-30m
  • Habitat: Rocky Reef
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 17.1
    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
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Common (37% 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 (2 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
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