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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Pelontrus: The meaning of Pelontrus remains unclear, as it is not specified by Smith (1961); bennetti: Named for Timothy Bennett, a marine aquarium-fish collector who captured the holotype.
Eponymy: Timothy Horace Bennett (d: 1960) is an Australian diver and marine aquarium collector. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 40 - 125 m (Ref. 123579). Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 130625)
Western Pacific: Australia.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 123579)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7; Vertèbres: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X,15; pectoral-fin rays 13, all are unbranched; lateral line complete, tubed scales 29-30; scales dorsally on head extending to the anterior portion of interorbital, but well short of level of posterior nostrils; maxilla or chin scaleless; body depth 2.6 in SL; posterior margin of preopercle with 20 tiny serrae; ventral margin of preopercle with 3 antrorse spines; fourth dorsal spine longest, 2.4 in HL; caudal fin is slightly emarginated; prominent bands in life entirely pale in alcohol (116682).
Cross section: compressed.
Collected by handnet from the ceiling of a cave at a depth of 63 m (Ref. 116682). Included in the aquarium trade (Japan and through Singapore (Ref. 123579).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Allen, G.R. and F. Walsh, 2015. Plectranthias bennetti, a new species of anthiine fish (Pisces: Serranidae) from the Coral Sea, Australia. J. Ocean Sci. Found. 16:82-89. (Ref. 116682)
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
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.02512 (0.00987 - 0.06393), b=2.97 (2.74 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
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 (11 of 100). 🛈 |