Olive/yellow back and white underside, often divided by a black band. Black scissor-tail and black spot at pectoral fin base. Aggregates in large schools on subtropical eastern Australian reefs.
Information
Max Size: 7 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 16.2-29.3°C
Depth: 1-25m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Habitat Generalisation Index: 15.5
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
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (11% 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 (474 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.