Plectropomus areolatus, Adult, Scott Reef, Western Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Plectropomus areolatus, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Plectropomus areolatus, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Plectropomus areolatus, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Plectropomus areolatus, Northern Great Barrier Reef, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Grey body with dense, relatively uniform covering of 5 mm diameter blue spots with dark margins, no elongated spots or stripes on face. Often with 5 darker saddles along back. Some individuals with a brown base colour and black spots. Length to 73 cm.
Information
Max Size: 73 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 24.0-31.1°C
Depth: 1-20m
Habitat: Coral Reef
Habitat Generalisation Index: 2
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
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Vulnerable
Occurrence: Infrequent (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: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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