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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
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 88 - 219 m (Ref. 120660). Tropical
Distribución
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Western Indian Ocean: records only from the Socotra Archipelago, Kenya, Mauritius, Reunion, Seychelles, Madagascar, Mozambique, and South Africa.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 37.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 36345)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Espinas dorsales (total) : 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 17 - 19; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 8 - 9.
Occurs in moderately deep waters, on rocky substrata on steep slopes (Ref. 120660). Piscivore (Ref. 97629).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
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)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial
Herramientas
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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): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.7 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Moderate vulnerability (36 of 100).