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Plectranthias xanthomaculatus Wu, Randall & Chen, 2011 |
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photo by
Chen, J.-P. |
| Family: | Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.76 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthopelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 223 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: SW Taiwan. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Body slightly elongated for genus, depth 3.2 in SL, and compressed, width 1.55 in body depth; dorsal profile of head moderately convex, forming an angle of about 20° to horizontal; head length 2.3 in SL; snout length 4.4 in HL; orbit diameter 3.5 in HL; bony interorbital width very narrow, 13.4 in HL; least depth of caudal peduncle 3.75 in HL; caudal peduncle length 2.0 in HL (Ref. 86539). Diagnosis: Dorsal fin X, 14; pectoral fin 15; lateral-line complete, scales 30; snout naked; maxilla scaly; body depth 3.2 in SL; no antrorse spine on ventral margin of preopercle, posterior margin smooth; margins of opercle, interopercle, and subopercle smooth; canine teeth in jaws; 4th and 5th dorsal spines longest; head and body deep-pink when fresh, with large yellow blotches; yellow bands on head, and mainly yellow fins (Ref. 86539). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 June 2022 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||