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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: Lubbock & Randall.
Issue
Ref. 2334 explains the current genus name.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 7 - 70 m (Ref. 9710), usually 18 - 70 m (Ref. 37816). Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115); 19°N - 22°S
Indo-Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island (Ref. 30874) and Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Tuamoto Islands, north to Japan, south to the northern Great Barrier Reef and Loyalty Islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 2334); common length : 7.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 9137)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 10; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 16 - 17; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 7 - 8. Young and females with series of red blotches over the back below the soft part of the dorsal fin, followed by a red streak onto the tail (Ref. 48635).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
Usually in small groups on drop-offs from 30 to 60 m or in the vicinity of caves or ledges of steep outer reef slopes. Feeds on crustacean larvae and fish eggs (Ref. 89972).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 25.3 - 29, mean 27.6 °C (based on 474 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00618 - 0.02945), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 100 [54, 196] mg/100g; Iron = 0.882 [0.478, 1.524] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.178 [0.107, 0.293] g/100g; Selenium = 28.2 [15.8, 55.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 204 [70, 663] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.6 [1.1, 2.3] mg/100g (wet weight);
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