Eucrossorhinus dasypogon, Adult, Keppel Islands, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Covered with small white spots, large rounded pectoral fins, and a dense fringe of tassels right around head.
Information
Max Size: 125 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 20.9-30.4°C
Depth: 1-50m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
Threats: By-catch, Habitat degradation
IUCN Threat Status: Near Threatened
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.
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon, Adult, Keppel Islands, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Eucrossorhinus dasypogon, Raja Ampat, Indonesia, Photo: Andrew Green
