| Family: |
Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) |
| Max. size: |
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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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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