Scarus dimidiatus
Blue-bridled parrotfish
Scarus dimidiatus, male, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Scarus dimidiatus, juvenile, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Scarus dimidiatus, male, Photo: Graham Edgar
Scarus dimidiatus, female, QLD, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Temperate Australasia
Description
Alternating yellow and dusky bars on upper side of female and juvenile. S. oviceps juvenile and female have single light bar on upper side. Flat tail and purple/blue streak from eye to above pectoral fin in male, bordered below by light streak.
Information
Max Size: 40 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.7-31.5°C
Depth: N/A
Habitat Generalization Index: 8.05
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: Frequent (12.9% 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 (4 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