Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
Six-line wrasse | Sixstripe Wrasse
Similar Species
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Six yellow stripes on blue/mauve body, small ocellus on upper tail base and yellow tail. Most common Pseudocheilinus species on shallow reefs. Can be curious, but always stays close to cover.
Information
Max Size: 10 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 19.1-31.3°C
Depth: 1-35m
Habitat Generalization Index: 19.5
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: Common (46.8% 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.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland