Plectranthias alcocki, Alcock’s deep-reef basslet

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Plectranthias alcocki Bineesh, Gopalakrishnan & Jena, 2014

Alcock’s deep-reef basslet
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Plectranthias: Greek, plektron = anyhting to strike with, spur + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335);  alcocki: Named for W. Alcock, for his contribution to the taxonomy of deep-sea fauna of Indian seas..

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 180 - 320 m (Ref. 95532). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Arabian Sea, India.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 95532)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D X,15, fourth dorsal spine longest, 2.8 (2.6) in HL; A III,7; pectoral-fin rays 14; pelvic-fin rays I,5; complete lateral-line with 28 pored scales; scales above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin 1; scales dorsally on head extending to posterior nostrils; maxilla or chin without scales; gill-rakers 5 + 11 (2 + 7 developed); circumpeduncular scales 10; body depth of holotype 34.4% SL, head length 46% SL, orbit diameter 8.6 in SL, dorsal fin slightly notched and continuous, with longest dorsal soft ray (second) 2.4 in HL, first anal-fin spine 4.9 in HL, second anal spine 2.2 in HL; dorsal fin with a black blotch at base of 4th-8th spines, one at base of the last three spines, and two at base of soft portion of fin, the dark pigment extending onto adjacent body; margin of preopercle finely serrate, 33 serrae, and ventral edge without antrorse spines (Ref. 95532).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Bineesh, K.K., K.V. Akhilesh, A. Gopalakrishnan and J.K. Jena, 2014. Plectranthias alcocki, a new anthiine fish species (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Arabian Sea, off southwest India. Zootaxa 3785(3):490-496. (Ref. 95532)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 19 July 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.7   ±0.6 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).