St. Brandon's Sandy
Novaculops alvheimi
- Usual depth59–60 m
- Water temperature26–27 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
About this species
Novaculops alvheimi is a species of labrid fish discovered in St Brandon atoll, Mauritius in May 2013.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Novaculops alvheimi”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 59–60 m · Deepest record: 60 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 26–27 °C
Names and classification
- English
- St. Brandon's Sandy
Similar species
Oriental SandyNovaculops sciistius
- Halstead's Sandy
Novaculops halsteadi
- Hawaiian Sandy
Novaculops woodi
Blue GroperAchoerodus gouldii
Blue GroperAchoerodus viridis
Hawaiian HogfishBodianus albotaeniatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 4 open-data records from 2008 to 2008.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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