Diodon liturosus, Maldives, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Diodon liturosus, WA, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Temperate Australasia, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Large, white-edged black blotches and yellow fins without spots. Short spines.
Information
Max Size: 65 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 17.8-32.1°C
Depth: 1-90m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (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: Solitary (1 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
Diodon liturosus, Maldives, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Diodon liturosus, WA, Australia, Photo: Graham Edgar
