Narrow head with spots and yellow eye, and linked dark brown bars along body. Brown-speckled yellowish patches intervene. Fins with lighter margin.
Information
Max Size: 150 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 16.2-24.9°C
Depth: 1-40m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (8% 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
Gymnothorax prionodon, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
Gymnothorax prionodon, Port Stephens, NSW, Photo: Tom Davis
