Prionurus laticlavius
Razor surgeonfish
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Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Description
Grey body with two dark bars on head, the first over eye, a scattering of black spots on rear of body, a row of three black spots on tail base around tail spines with white spots on the leading edge of each spot, and a yellow tail. Forms large schools on shallow reefs.
Information
Max Size: 60 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.8-30.2°C
Depth: 3-40m
Habitat Generalization Index: 25.56
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: Widespread (59.6% 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 (38 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields