Thalassoma nigrofasciatum, Adult, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
Thalassoma nigrofasciatum, Lord Howe Island, NSW, Australia, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Dark grey to black upper body with yellow edged white bars the extend down to white belly, oblique yellow streak on rear margin of operculum, yellow or white tail base. Proportionally longer pectoral fins, and with fewer white bars on body than juvenile T. jansenii (Jansen's wrasse). Swims continuously and quickly, low over the top of the reef. South-west Pacific only.
Information
Max Size: 20 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 19.1-29.8°C
Depth: 0-15m
Habitat: Coral Reef
Habitat Generalisation Index: 28.1
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
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Common (44% 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 (7 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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