Tosia neossia
Same Genus
Distribution
Description
Has 6-8 superomarginal plates, and may occasionally be found close to similar Tosia australis specimens. Granules are present on most oral plates, and body is consistently patterned and two-tonal. T. australis exhibits no granules on oral plates, one to three or more colours, and either absent or variable pattern.
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Information
Max Size: N/A cm
Sea Temperature Range: N/A
Depth: N/A
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: Critically Endangered
Occurrence: Infrequent (4.9% 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 (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.