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Meganthias natalensis (Fowler, 1925)

Gorgeous swallowtail
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> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Meganthias: Name from Greek 'megas' for large and 'anthias' for Mediterranean fish, refers to the size of the 2 species, larger than species of Odontanthias which do not exceed 20.4 cm SL..
More on author: Fowler.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin benthopélagique; profondeur 88 - 219 m (Ref. 120660). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: records only from the Socotra Archipelago, Kenya, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mozambique, and South Africa.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.4 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 36345)

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Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 17 - 19; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 9.

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in moderately deep waters, on rocky substrata on steep slopes (Ref. 120660). Piscivore (Ref. 97629).

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Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1986. Serranidae. p. 509-537. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4319)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

  Préoccupation mineure (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 July 2017

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Menace pour l'homme

  Harmless





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Pêcheries: intérêt commercial mineur
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 17 - 22.2, mean 19 °C (based on 21 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5625   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Niveau trophique (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref. 120179):  Milieu, temps minimum de doublement de population : 1,4 à 4,4 années (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).
Catégorie de prix (Ref. 80766):   Very high.