Stenorhynchus seticornis, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Stenorhynchus seticornis, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Stenorhynchus seticornis, Abrolhos Islands, Brazil, Photo: Graham Edgar
Stenorhynchus seticornis, Bocas del Toro, Panama, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean
Description
Triangular abdomen with an extremely elongated, serrated rostrum, a triangular pattern on back, and long spindly legs and claws. Colouring can be variable, the body can be yellow, or green or tan, with the triangular pattern on back composed of white, brown, black or iridescent blue lines on back, legs reddish or yellow, and the claws blue or violet. Yellow spots can be seen on joints of claw limbs. Can sometimes be seen living commensally with the sea anemone Lebrunia danae.
Information
Max Size: 30 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 24.6-30.1°C
Depth: 0-10m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (15% 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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