Tambja capensis, Cape Town, Western Cape Province, South Africa, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate Africa
Description
Deep blue body with two bright blue lines running along back, and a cluster of blue gills in mid back. Endemic to South Africa.
Information
Sea Temperature Range: 14.8-19.3°C
Depth: 1-30m
Habitat: Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Widespread (67% 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: Several (7 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
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