Cephalopholis microprion
Dot-head Rockcod | Blue-finned Rockcod | Freckled Hind
Similar Species
Same Genus
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Olive head with numerous fine blue spots, light yellow to olive rear, rear fins with blue margin. Smaller blue spots which are denser on face and sparse on body differ from the more evenly, larger-spotted C. argus (Peacock Rockcod)and C. cyanostigma (Bluespotted Rockcod). Shy and secretive in coral and holes in the reef. Length to 25 cm.
Information
Max Size: 25 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 23.6-31.5°C
Depth: 2-30m
Habitat Generalization Index: 7.04
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: Frequent (11.1% 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: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields