Tubulophilinopsis lineolata
Philinopsis lineolata
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Tubulophilinopsis lineolata is very cosmopolitan within Australia and this has been known for 40 years. It occurs naturally in every Australian state (except Tasmania) as well as (northern) New Zealand. The larvae are likely long-lived and they settle and grow wherever conditions are suitable and the water is warm enough. On the other hand, long periods can go by with no sightings.
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: Vulnerable
Occurrence: Infrequent (1.1% 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: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Andrew Green