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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Dactylanthias: Greek, daktyleys, -eos = a kind of grey mullet + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal. Tropical
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Western Central Pacific: known from a single specimen from Ambon, Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 39231)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1999. Serranidae. p. 2442-2547. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). Rome, FAO. 2069-2790 p. (Ref. 39231)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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