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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Pseudanthias: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 20 - 150 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to southern Japan south to Great Barrier Reef. Recently reported from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)
Found in or near caves and ledges of seaward reefs (Ref. 9710, 48635). Adults swim upside-down (Ref. 37816, 48635). Solitary or in small groups (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene, 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 21.9 - 28.1, mean 26.6 °C (based on 243 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 (11 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 62 [37, 116] mg/100g; Iron = 0.719 [0.393, 1.210] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.174 [0.110, 0.274] g/100g; Selenium = 34.6 [19.8, 65.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 176 [62, 562] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.29 [0.88, 1.83] mg/100g (wet weight);
