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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 author: Weber.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 75 m (Ref. 48635). Tropical; 36°N - 31°S, 30°E - 174°W
Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Fiji, north to southern Japan, south to Queensland. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?, range 2 - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)
A cryptic (Ref. 2334), shallow-water species collected with the use of ichthyocides (Ref. 26833). Secretive amongst small boulders or bommies on coastal sand slopes with rich invertebrate and algae growth (Ref. 48635). Solitary in crevices (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.7 - 28.8, mean 27.6 °C (based on 452 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 261 [114, 680] mg/100g; Iron = 1.38 [0.63, 2.78] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.9, 19.8] %; Omega3 = 0.213 [0.096, 0.481] g/100g; Selenium = 36.4 [13.7, 86.4] μg/100g; VitaminA = 144 [35, 579] μg/100g; Zinc = 3.22 [1.85, 5.12] mg/100g (wet weight);
