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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Plectranthias: Greek, plektron = anyhting to strike with, spur + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 23 - 116 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 30°N - 26°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto and Pitcairn islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and the Austral Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602)
Occurs along outer reef slopes (Ref. 8894). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Solitary and cryptic (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187. (Ref. 8944)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.7 - 28.2, mean 26.9 °C (based on 158 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 221 [96, 540] mg/100g; Iron = 1.22 [0.55, 2.43] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.2, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.236 [0.112, 0.497] g/100g; Selenium = 35.6 [14.1, 82.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 161 [39, 635] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.53 [1.47, 4.06] mg/100g (wet weight);
