Paristiopterus labiosus
Giant boarfish
Paristiopterus labiosus, Sydney, NSW, Photo: John TurnbullSimilar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Not commonly seen by divers in shallow depths, but occasionally shows up in Sydney and Jervis Bay in NSW, and in northern New Zealand. Black body patterning, upper head and snout profile and lack of extended rays on the soft (rear) dorsal fin distinguish it from the much more commonly seen long-snouted boarfish Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
Information
Max Size: 100 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 11.4-22.6°C
Depth: N/A
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 (2.3% 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: Rick S-S