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Pseudanthias fucinus (Randall & Ralston, 1985) |
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photo by
Randall, J.E. |
| Family: | Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) | |||
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| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 122 - 280 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: Johnston and Hawaiian Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 26-26. Males with alternating stripes of violet and yellow on head; body yellow suffused with orange-red on side below posterior part of dorsal fin, with irregular continuations of the violet stripes onto body, mainly broken into spots; females similar in color to males but dominantly yellow (the violet markings faint and the orange-red on the body largely absent) (Ref.10649). | |||
| Biology: | Found on steep rocky slopes (Ref. 10649). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 12 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||