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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Plectranthias: Greek, plektron = anyhting to strike with, spur + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335); ferrugineus: Name from Latin word for ‘rust coloured’, referring to the freshly dead coloration..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 95 - 109 m (Ref. 123579). Subtropical
Eastern Indian to Western Pacific: Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123579)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 14-16;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 7;
Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D 14-16, modally 15 segmented dorsal rays with fourth dorsal spine longest; pectoral fin with 13-14 unbranched rays; lateral line complete, 27-30 tubed scales; lower part of preopercle with two enlarged antrorse spines; predorsal scales extending anteriorly to anterior part of interorbital area (Ref. 123579).
Known only from beam trawls and sled captures. From video camera footage, habitat consist of low relief silty sand/mud with dense patches of crinoids and erect, cup-shaped sponges (Ref. 123579).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gill, A.C., J.J. Pogonoski, G.I. Moore and J.W. Johnson, 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918(1):1-116. (Ref. 123579)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
