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: Coral Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Infrequent (6% 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
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