Meganthias carpenteri, Yellowtop Jewelfish

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Meganthias carpenteri Anderson, 2006

Yellowtop Jewelfish
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Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> 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.;  carpenteri: Named for Kent E. Carpenter of Old Dominion University..

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

marin démersal. Tropical

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Eastern Atlantic: off the coast of Nigeria.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.1 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 78426)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 17-18; Épines anales 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8; Vertèbres: 26. Differs from all other congeners by its lips mostly covered with very small scales, upper lip lacking rugosities, lower lip with rugosities along dorsal part; and maxilla almost squared off poteriorly where dorsal and posterior boarders of maxilla forming a right angle (Ref. 78426).

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Anderson, W.D. Jr., 2006. Meganthias carpenteri, new species of fish from the Eastern Atlantic Ocean, with a key to eastern Atlantic Anthiinae (Perciformes: Serranidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 119(3):404-417. (Ref. 78426)

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


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