Plectorhinchus gibbosus

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Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus gibbosus, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus gibbosus, Great Keppel Is, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus gibbosus, Great Barrier Reef, Cairns, QLD, Photo: Andrew Green
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus gibbosus, QLD, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus gibbosus, WA, Australia, Photo: Yanir Seroussi
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Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Plectorhinchus gibbosus

Distribution

Tropical Indo-Pacific


Description

Stocky silver-grey body, dark face, large rubbery lips, dark crease on cheek at start of gill cover which also has a black margin, and dark rear fins. Juveniles mimic dead leaves by drifting on their sides.


Information

Max Size: 75 cm

Sea Temperature Range: 20.1-32°C

Depth: 5-25m

Habitat Generalization Index: 4.58

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: Least Concern

Occurrence: Infrequent (4.4% 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 (2 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