Abudefduf bengalensis, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Silvery grey with seven black bars and rounded tail with white margin. Found in shallow water, usually solitary or in pairs.
Information
Max Size: 17 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 17.4-31.5°C
Depth: 1-6m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Habitat Generalisation Index: 20.3
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
Threats: Exploitation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (20% 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: Several (8 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Abudefduf bengalensis, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
