Prionurus laticlavius, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Prionurus laticlavius, Photo: Graham Edgar
Prionurus laticlavius, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
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: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Habitat Generalisation Index: 25.6
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: Least Concern
Occurrence: Widespread (60% 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.
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