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Melichthys vidua, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Yellow pectoral fin, white grading to pink tail fin, and white dorsal and anal fins with black margin.
Information
Max Size: 40 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 24.3-31.3°C
Depth: 4-60 m
Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (15% 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 (3 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
Melichthys vidua, Adult, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
