Zoramia viridiventer

Fragile Cardinalfish
Zoramia viridiventer
Zoramia viridiventer, Lizard Is, QLD, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Zoramia viridiventer
Zoramia viridiventer, Torres Strait, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Zoramia viridiventer
Zoramia viridiventer, Lizard Is, QLD, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Zoramia viridiventer
Zoramia viridiventer, Torees Strait, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
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Zoramia viridiventer
Zoramia viridiventer
Zoramia viridiventer
Zoramia viridiventer

Distribution


Description

Translucent pearl-coloured body with lighter stripe along backbone, yellow eye, dusky stripe from snout to eye, tail base with small black spot. Length to 6 cm. Often confused with Z. fragilis, which is probably restricted to the western Indian Ocean. 


Information

Max Size: 4 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 24.1-29.9°C

Depth: 1 - 15

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: Not Evaluated

Occurrence: Infrequent (3.5% 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: Large aggregations (790 per transect)

Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.