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Callanthiidae (Splendid perches)
Etymology: Callanthias: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, anthias = a fish (Sparus aurata) (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 70 - 200 m (Ref. 11230). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: southern Japan and East China Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 23.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 110004)
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11. Body color pink, ventrally yellow. Body elongate, compressed. Snout short, evenly rounded. Preoperculum rounded and smooth. Operculum with 2 spines. Attains 20 cm SL.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Occurs in sandy gravel or rock bottom (Ref. 11230).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Masuda, H. and G.R. Allen, 1993. Meeresfische der Welt - Groß-Indopazifische Region. Tetra Verlag, Herrenteich, Melle. 528 p. (Ref. 9137)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00977 (0.00384 - 0.02487), b=3.08 (2.86 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trophic level (Ref. 69278) |
3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items. |
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (18 of 100). 🛈 |
Price category (Ref. 80766) |
Unknown.
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