| Citation |
Pyle, R., Myers, R. & Rocha, L.A. 2010. Centropyge bicolor. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T165902A6161394. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T165902A6161394.en. Downloaded on 14 May 2019. |
Description |
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Samoan and Phoenix Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia.
Geographic Range
NATIVE
Extant (resident)
Australia; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Christmas Island; Cocos (Keeling) Islands; Fiji; French Polynesia; Guam; Indonesia; Japan; Kiribati; Malaysia; Maldives; Marshall Islands; Micronesia, Federated States of ; Myanmar; Nauru; New Caledonia; Northern Mariana Islands; Oman; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Philippines; Samoa; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Somalia; South Africa; Sri Lanka; Taiwan, Province of China; Thailand; Tokelau; Tonga; Tuvalu; United States Minor Outlying Islands; Vanuatu; Viet Nam
NUMBER OF LOCATIONS
UPPER DEPTH LIMIT
1 metres
LOWER DEPTH LIMIT
25 metres
Geographic Range in detail
FAO FISHING AREAS
Origin Locations
Native Pacific - eastern central
Native Pacific - northwest
Native Indian Ocean - eastern
Native Pacific - southwest
Native Pacific - western central
ESTIMATED AREA OF OCCUPANCY (AOO) (KM²)
CONTINUING DECLINE IN AREA OF OCCUPANCY (AOO)
EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS IN AREA OF OCCUPANCY (AOO)
ESTIMATED EXTENT OF OCCURRENCE (EOO) (KM²)
CONTINUING DECLINE IN EXTENT OF OCCURRENCE (EOO)
EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS IN EXTENT OF OCCURRENCE (EOO)
CONTINUING DECLINE IN NUMBER OF LOCATIONS
EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF LOCATIONS
RANGE DESCRIPTION
This species is widely distributed from the Indo-Malayan region eastward across the tropical Pacific Ocean to the Line Islands, northward to southern Japan, and southward to New Caledonia (Pyle 2001). It is found at depths of 1-25 m.
Population
CURRENT POPULATION TREND
Stable
NUMBER OF MATURE INDIVIDUALS
POPULATION SEVERELY FRAGMENTED
No
CONTINUING DECLINE OF MATURE INDIVIDUALS
Population in detail
EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS
NO. OF SUBPOPULATIONS
CONTINUING DECLINE IN SUBPOPULATIONS
EXTREME FLUCTUATIONS IN SUBPOPULATIONS
ALL INDIVIDUALS IN ONE SUBPOPULATION
NO. OF INDIVIDUALS IN LARGEST SUBPOPULATION
DESCRIPTION
Populations are stable and common throughout most of its range, but it is rare at Palau to the eastern Caroline Islands, Marianas Islands, and Marshall islands (G.R. Allen pers. comm. 2006). Vagrant to the Line Islands (single specimen collected at Christmas Island, Kiribati). It is a common species at New Guinea and on the Great Barrier Reef (Steene 1978).
Habitat and Ecology
SYSTEM
Marine
HABITAT TYPE
Marine Neritic
GENERATION LENGTH (YEARS)
CONGREGATORY
MOVEMENT PATTERNS
CONTINUING DECLINE IN AREA, EXTENT AND/OR QUALITY OF HABITAT
Habitat and Ecology in detail
Threats
Biological resource use
Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources
Threats in detail
THREATS
There appear to be no major threats to this species. Although it is often collected for the aquarium trade, harvest levels are not considered to be impacting the global population. There is no substantial habitat loss in the range of this species.
CLASSIFICATION SCHEME
Threats Timing Stresses Scope Severity Impact score Invasive species Virus
5. Biological resource use 5.4. Fishing & harvesting aquatic resources 5.4.1. Intentional use: (subsistence/small scale) [harvest] Ongoing
2. Species Stresses 2.1. Species mortality
Minority (<50%) Negligible decline |
