Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 92 - 300 m (Ref. 57080), usually 200 - 300 m (Ref. 57080). Tropical
Indo-Pacific, South Africa to Palau, north to Japan, south to Indonesia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4319)
Solitary males were often seen in and near the coelacanth caves in 180-270 m. Occurs in 70-300 m (Ref. 58472).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Randall, J.E. and P.C. Heemstra, 2006. Review of the Indo-Pacific fishes of the genus Odontanthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae), with descriptions of two new species and a related genus. Indo-Pac. Fish. (38):32 p. (Ref. 57080)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 11.5 - 19.4, mean 15 °C (based on 123 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 ±0.45 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 = 180 [100, 475] mg/100g; Iron = 1.57 [0.74, 3.26] mg/100g; Protein = 17 [15, 19] %; Omega3 = 0.263 [0.135, 0.511] g/100g; Selenium = 48.4 [20.9, 117.7] μg/100g; VitaminA = 41.9 [10.3, 194.2] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.33 [0.82, 2.11] mg/100g (wet weight);
