Repomucenus calcaratus, Adult, Night. Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Repomucenus calcaratus, Adult, Sydney, NSW, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Less colourful than most other dragonets, the species has a flecked, sand-coloured upper surface and pale belly. The most distinctive feature is a black patch on the first dorsal fin. The species is moderately common in coastal bays near reef margins in New South Wales, but is apparently restricted to depths below 20 m elsewhere. The distribution of this species is somewhat uncertain, because records from southwestern Australia possibly relate to a similar but different species.
Information
Max Size: 22 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 16.4-25.5°C
Depth: 5-100m
Habitat: Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (2% 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: GJ Edgar. 2008. Australian Marine Life. New Holland, Sydney
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