Plectranthias gardineri : fisheries

Plectranthias gardineri (Regan, 1908)

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Plectranthias: Greek, plektron = anyhting to strike with, spur + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946) was a zoologist and oceanographer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.

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Marine; demersal; depth range 46 - 64 m (Ref. 26833). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 8944)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7. Pectoral fin rays not branched. Branched caudal rays 13. Lateral line incomplete, ending beneath soft portion of dorsal fin. Diagonal rows of scales on cheek 6; maxilla scaled; top of head scaled to nostrils. Ventral margin of preopercle with one antrorse spine; dorsal margin with 14-19 coarse serrae. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 10670).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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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: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 July 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of potential interest
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