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Plectranthias nanus Randall, 1980

Bownband perchlet
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Guam country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Range extends to Saipan (Ref. 1602, 37816). Museum: reef off NW side of Cocos I., BPBM 7279 (holotype of P. nanus, 2.52 cm SL ) (Ref. 8944).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Myers, R.F., 1991
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Common names from other countries

Pygmy basslet, Dwarf perchlet, 海金魚, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Plectranthias: Greek, plektron = anyhting to strike with, spur + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335);  nanus: Named for its small size..
  More on author: Randall.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 65 m (Ref. 90102).   Tropical; 28°N - 25°S

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Pacific Ocean: widespread, and except for the two Red Sea specimens, this species is not found in the Western Indian Ocean.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8944)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A secretive species that inhabits coral or rubble habitats of deep channels and exposed reefs (Ref. 1602, 58302). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Solitary in crevices (Ref 90102).

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Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 March 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.9 - 28.8, mean 27.4 (based on 254 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±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).