| Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) |
| 4.57 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range - 83 m |
| Southeast Pacific: Chile (Easter Island). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X,16; A III,7; pectoral-fin rays 22; lateral-line scales 64; gill rakers 12+26; body moderately elongate, with depth 4.8 in SL; head length 3.6 in SL; snout 4.1 in HL; forked caudal fin forked without filaments, length 4.3 in SL; caudal-fin concavity 6.3 in SL; pectoral-fin length 4.0 in SL; pelvic-fin length 5.0 in SL. Colour when alive: body orange-red dorsally, silver-magenta ventrally, alternating magenta, red, and orange lines along sides of body; the dorsal fin yellow-orange with red-orange spots (Ref. 120585). |
| Collected from a rocky patch reef surrounded by a large sandy area at a depth of 83 m, using hand nets and transported alive to the surface in a perforated-plastic collecting jar (Ref. 120585). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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