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Plectranthias pelicieri Randall & Shimizu, 1994 |
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photo by
Pelicier, D. |
| Family: | Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 50 - 95 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indian Ocean, from Mauritius and South Africa (northern KwaZulu-Natal), and probably also off Madagascar and Mozambique at comparable depths. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 26-26. Unique among the others in having three ventrally-directed to antrorse spines on the ventral margin of the preopercle. | |||
| Biology: | Rests on the bottom with gravel and small round corals; usually in pairs. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 July 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||