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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); bennetti: Named for Timothy Bennett, a marine aquarium-fish collector who captured the holotype..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 40 - 125 m (Ref. 123579). Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 130625)
Western Pacific: Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 123579)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 15; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 7; Vertebre: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X,15; pectoral-fin rays 13, all are unbranched; lateral line complete, tubed scales 29-30; scales dorsally on head extending to the anterior portion of interorbital, but well short of level of posterior nostrils; maxilla or chin scaleless; body depth 2.6 in SL; posterior margin of preopercle with 20 tiny serrae; ventral margin of preopercle with 3 antrorse spines; fourth dorsal spine longest, 2.4 in HL; caudal fin is slightly emarginated; prominent bands in life entirely pale in alcohol (116682).
Collected by handnet from the ceiling of a cave at a depth of 63 m (Ref. 116682). Included in the aquarium trade (Japan and through Singapore (Ref. 123579).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Allen, G.R. and F. Walsh, 2015. Plectranthias bennetti, a new species of anthiine fish (Pisces: Serranidae) from the Coral Sea, Australia. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 16:82-89. (Ref. 116682)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale; Acquario: Commerciale
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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): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
