Pseudocheilinus evanidus

Pinstripe Wrasse | Disappearing Wrasse | Scarlet Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Pseudocheilinus evanidus, Naigani Is, Fiji, Photo: Andrew Green
Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Pseudocheilinus evanidus, adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Pseudocheilinus evanidus, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Pseudocheilinus evanidus, Red Sea, Photo: Graham Edgar
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Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Pseudocheilinus evanidus
Pseudocheilinus evanidus

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

White/silver streak below eye and lack of other stripes on body distinguish it from other Pseudocheilinus species and juvenile wrasses with similar base colour. Secretive, staying close to cover.


Information

Max Size: 8 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 22.7-31.1°C

Depth: 3-143m

Habitat Generalization Index: 3.12

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: Frequent (14.4% 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 (3 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.