Pseudocaranx georgianus, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pseudocaranx georgianus, Rottnest Island, Western Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pseudocaranx georgianus, New South Wales, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pseudocaranx georgianus, Adult, Poor Knights Is, New Zealand, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Widespread temperate species with black patch on operculum, obvious lateral line, scutes not darker than surrounding skin and sometime faint vertical bands. Form with yellow tail and stripe often found on east coast of Australia. Visually identical to P. dentex, but differs by location.
Information
Max Size: 55 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 14.1-25.3°C
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Habitat Generalisation Index: 32.1
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: Frequent (12% 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 (16 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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