Scorpaenodes xyris, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, Photo: Graham Edgar
Tropical Eastern Pacific
Small, with variable, mottled red colouration, a dark rounded spot on lower corner of gill cover, a lateral stripe of alternating red and white dashes, and a white blotch on back at meeting point of first and second dorsal fins. Common throughout its range but cryptic and rarely seen. Inhabits cracks crevices and over hangs on steep reef slopes and walls.
Max Size: 15 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 25.0-30.2°C
Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef
IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Frequent (11% 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: Few (2 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.