Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
White to yellow with dark saddles along body. Some saddles in the middle of the body may have lighter/yellow bars within, and may join on the underside. L. semicinctus (not shown) without light bars within dark saddles, and Myrichthys colubrinus (harlequin snake eel) has black bands which all fully wrap around body.
Information
Max Size: 76 cm
Depth: 3-18m
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Soft sediment
Rarity
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Common (33% 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
Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Leiuranus versicolor, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
