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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Xenanthias: Although Regan (1908) did not specific the allusion of Xenanthias, the name is probably the combination of ξένος (xénos, meaning strange or foreign), and anthias, possibly an indication to a strange anthias.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 23 - 116 m (Ref. 86942). Tropical; 30°N - 26°S
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto and Pitcairn islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and the Austral Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602)
Occurs along outer reef slopes (Ref. 8894). Benthic (Ref. 58302). Solitary and cryptic (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187. (Ref. 8944)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of potential interest
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5005 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.01413 (0.00627 - 0.03183), b=3.00 (2.80 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.6 ±0.5 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). 🛈 |
Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Very high.
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Nutrients (Ref. 124155) |
Calcium = 221 [96, 540] mg/100g; Iron = 1.22 [0.55, 2.43] mg/100g; Protein = 18.1 [16.2, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.236 [0.112, 0.497] g/100g; Selenium = 35.6 [14.1, 82.5] μg/100g; VitaminA = 161 [39, 635] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.53 [1.47, 4.06] mg/100g (wet weight); |