| 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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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