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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.
Taxonomic Remarks
Ref. 2334 explains the current genus name.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 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.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 2334); common length : 7.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 9137)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 16 - 17; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 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).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial; Aquarium: Commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 25.3 - 29, mean 27.6 °C (based on 474 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5020 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01413 (0.00621 - 0.03212), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutriments (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);