Salarias ceramensis
Seram Blenny | Ceram Blenny
Salarias ceramensis, QLD, Australia, Photo: Joe Shields
Salarias ceramensis, QLD, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Salarias ceramensis, Coral Sea, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Large dark spots along midside, underlying smaller white spotted pattern. Lacks large white spots on breast as on S. fasciatus or black blotch at base of dorsal fin as on Crossosalarias macrospilus.
Information
Max Size: 15 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.6-29.4°C
Depth: 1-10m
Habitat Generalization Index: N/A
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: Infrequent (5.8% 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 (2 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