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Plectranthias nazcae Anderson, 2008 Red splodge |
| Family: | Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) | |||
| Max. size: | 15 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 162 - 225 m | |||
| Distribution: | South Pacific, Nazca Ridge. High Seas only. | |||
| Diagnosis: | 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 its congeners (except P. exsul and P. parini) by the following set of characters: 28-31 total gillrakers on first gill arch (vs. 13-25, usually fewer than 20); 17-18 circum-caudal-peduncular scales (vs. 20-22 in P. exsul); 36-42 tubed lateral-line scale (vs. 40-46 in P. exsul); some body proportions and coloration (P. nazcae with red oblong area below posterior end of soft dorsal fin, extending onto caudal peduncle vs. P. parini with 2 orange-red bars on posterior half of body) (Ref. 83536). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||