Variola albimarginata, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Variola albimarginata, Adult, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Variola albimarginata, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Variola albimarginata, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Red eye, colouration variable but generally pink to orange with blue spots aligned as stripes along side. Crescent tail distinguishes it from Plectropomus species (coral trouts). Typically very similar to the more frequently seen V. louti (Yellowedge Coronation Trout), but with fine white rear tail margin instead of yellow, and usually lighter upper and lower edges of tail.
Information
Max Size: 65 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 26.6-31.6°C
Depth: 4-200m
Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Infrequent (5% 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: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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