Valenciennea randalli, NT, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Valenciennea randalli, NT, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Pale body with very faint orange markings, and an orange-edged blue stripe on head, from tip of snout to rear edge of gill cover. Lives in burrows in silty areas near reefs.
Information
Max Size: 16 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 26.9-29.6°C
Habitat: Coral Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (2% 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.
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