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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).
More on authors: Anderson & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 272 m (Ref. 26833). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: Sala y Gómez Ridge and Easter Island.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16. Body with 2 broad red bars; one below posterior half of spinous portion of dorsal fin and the other below posterior half of soft portion of dorsal fin and adjacent to caudal peduncle. Scales dorsally on head not extending anterior to nostrils.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Anderson, W.D. Jr. and J.E. Randall, 1991. A new species of the anthiine genus Plectranthias (Pisces: Serranidae) from the Sala y Gómez ridge in the eastern south Pacific, with comments on P. exsul. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 104(2):335-343. (Ref. 46868)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).