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Pyronotanthias smithvanizi (Randall & Lubbock, 1981)

Princess anthias
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Pyronotanthias: Name from Greek πυρ, fire, νοτος, back, and Anthias. It ; referring to the characteristic red blotches or stripes on the upper caudal peduncle and beneath the posterior part of the dorsal fin of the included species. is masculine..
More on authors: Randall & Lubbock.

Issue
Ref. 2334 explains the current genus name.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 110 m (Ref. 9710), usually 6 - 70 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115); 19°N - 24°S

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Indo-Pacific: Cocos-Keeling Islands, north to Japan and south to the Great Barrier Reef; Palau and southern Marshall Islands in Micronesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Appears more blue underwater and recognized by the yellow scribbles along the body (Ref. 48635).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Large aggregations occur on steep outer reef slopes and drop-offs (Ref. 4538, 48635). Maximum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.

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Gill, A.C., 2022. Revised definitions of the anthiadine fish genera Mirolabrichthys Herre and Nemanthias Smith, with description of a new genus (Teleostei: Serranidae). Zootaxa 5092(1):041-066. (Ref. 127988)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 12 May 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 26.2 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 402 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 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 (10 of 100).
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 120 [63, 243] mg/100g; Iron = 0.962 [0.522, 1.708] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [16.1, 19.6] %; Omega3 = 0.182 [0.106, 0.307] g/100g; Selenium = 28.6 [15.4, 57.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 213 [72, 688] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.79 [1.17, 2.63] mg/100g (wet weight);