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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Luzonichthys: Taken from Luzon, an island in Philippines + greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335); kiomeamea: Named for a Rapa Nui phrase 'kio-meamea' meaning 'red fish that takes refuge in a cave'; noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 83 m (Ref. 120585). Tropical
Distribution
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Southeast Pacific: Chile (Easter Island).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 120585)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X,16; A III,7; pectoral-fin rays 22; lateral-line scales 64; gill rakers 12+26; body moderately elongate, with depth 4.8 in SL; head length 3.6 in SL; snout 4.1 in HL; forked caudal fin forked without filaments, length 4.3 in SL; caudal-fin concavity 6.3 in SL; pectoral-fin length 4.0 in SL; pelvic-fin length 5.0 in SL. Colour when alive: body orange-red dorsally, silver-magenta ventrally, alternating magenta, red, and orange lines along sides of body; the dorsal fin yellow-orange with red-orange spots (Ref. 120585).
Collected from a rocky patch reef surrounded by a large sandy area at a depth of 83 m, using hand nets and transported alive to the surface in a perforated-plastic collecting jar (Ref. 120585).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Shepherd, B., H.T. Pinheiro, T. Phelps, A. Perez-Matus and L.A. Rocha, 2019. Luzonichthys kiomeamea (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), a new species from a mesophotic coral ecosystem of Rapa Nui (Easter Island). J. Ocean Sci. Found. 33:17-27. (Ref. 120585)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.4 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).
