Pseudupeneus grandisquamis, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Pseudupeneus grandisquamis, Machalilla, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Description
Blunt head, broad oblique red/pink bands on body, usually a large dark blotch on mid-side and rows of blue spots on scale centres forming lines along body. Feeds by digging for animals in sand, mud and amongst rubble.
Information
Max Size: 30 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 16.4-29.7°C
Depth: 1-67m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Infrequent (5% 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.
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