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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Pseudanthias: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Schuhmacher, Krupp & Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 67 m (Ref. 9710), usually 15 - 40 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115)
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)
Found in harems. Minimum depth range from Ref. 27115.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Schuhmacher, H., F. Krupp and J.E. Randall, 1989. Pseudanthias heemstrai, a new species of anthiine fish (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea. Fauna of Saudi Arabia 10:338-346. (Ref. 10620)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 23.5 - 29.4, mean 27.9 °C (based on 114 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
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 = 94.5 [52.6, 182.9] mg/100g; Iron = 0.861 [0.470, 1.481] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.172 [0.104, 0.281] g/100g; Selenium = 28.3 [16.0, 55.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 198 [68, 648] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.6 [1.1, 2.3] mg/100g (wet weight);