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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Zalanthias: Jordan and Richardson (1910) did not specify the meaning of Zalanthias. However, ‘zal’ might derive from the Greek word ζᾰ’λη, meaning storm or downpour. The connection between this term and the genus name remains unclear.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 30 - 400 m (Ref. 128621). Subtropical; 8°C - 18°C (Ref. 128621)
Indo-West Pacific: Western Australia to Japan and Taiwan.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 559)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 14 - 15; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 7; Vertèbres: 26. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D X,14-15, rarely X,14; pectoral rays 15, rarely 14; lateral line complete with 33-37 tubed scales; lower edge of preopercl without antrorse serrations; scales with basal cteni; melanophores on caudal peduncle form a saddle that extends ventrally to about 1-2 scale rows beneath lateral line scales (Ref. 123579).
Cross section: compressed.
Uncommon deepwater fish. Found over rock or sand bottoms (Refs. 559 and 9137).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Tang, C.N. and W.J. Chen, 2025. A 40-year taxonomic enigma: multigene phylogeny resolves the polyphyly of Plectranthias (Perciformes: Anthiadidae) and supports a revised taxonomy. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 205(3)[zlaf148]:1-36 (Ref. 138265)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: sans intérêt
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5020 [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) |
4.0 ±0.66 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 (24 of 100). 🛈 |