Gymnothorax zonipectis, Tanzania, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Gymnothorax zonipectis, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia, Photo: Joe Shields
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Brown and white markings on face, including bars on lower jaw and broad brown stripe extending rearwards from the eye.
Information
Max Size: 50 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 26.0-31.6°C
Depth: 1-40m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Frequent (10% 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 zonipectis, Tanzania, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Gymnothorax zonipectis, Tanimbar Islands, Indonesia, Photo: Joe Shields
