Rainbowfish
Stethojulis albovittata
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Stethojulis
Where to Find
Found in 25 diving areas across 18 countries and 5 regions.
- Bikini Atoll, Marshall Islands - 16 records
- Kosrae, Micronesia - 1 records
- Kenting National Park, Taiwan - 1 records
- Grande Comore, Comoros - 24 records
- Moheli, Comoros - 20 records
- Lakshadweep, India - 4 records
- Diani Beach & South Coast, Kenya - 4 records
- Watamu & Malindi, Kenya - 7 records
- South Ari Atoll, Maldives - 1 records
- Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 6 records
- Rodrigues Island, Mauritius - 3 records
- Mayotte Lagoon, Mayotte - 2 records
- Quirimbas Archipelago, Mozambique - 6 records
- Tofo & Inhambane, Mozambique - 1 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 87 records
- Inner Islands, Seychelles - 24 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 6 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 5 records
- Zanzibar & Pemba, Tanzania - 4 records
- Deep South, Egypt - 2 records
- Eilat, Israel - 8 records
- Aqaba, Jordan - 8 records
- Aqaba Marine Park, Jordan - 8 records
- Donsol & Sorsogon, Philippines - 1 records