| Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) |
| 9.22 cm SL (male/unsexed); 7.41 cm SL (female) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 60 - 400 m |
| Western Central Pacific: New Caledonia and Japan; likely to be widely distributed in the area. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species is distinguished from all other congeners, except P. georgei by the caudal fin having several prolonged filaments in both sexes. |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Photographed and occurs along the coast of southern Japan, the Izu Peninsula (Futo and Osezaki), the Izu Islands (Izu-oshima Island), Ogasawara Islands (Chichi-jima Island) and the Tokara Islands (Yokoate-jima Island). Observed as usually forming a harem with 5-6 individuals frequenting areas of large rocks scattered on graveled slopes at 55-80 m at Take-shima Island, Kagoshima (Ref. 106977). |
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