| Family: |
Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) |
| Max. size: |
47 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range - 55 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific, Lord Howe Island region to southern Queensland and New South Wales. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 21-21; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 27-27. 15th-17th rays of the dorsal fin strongly elongated in relation to the other soft rays; caudal fin with deep notches above and below with very long median rays; vertebrae 27 (Ref. 43805). |
| Biology: |
Found on the continental shelf. Benthic (Ref. 75154). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 10 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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