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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Plectranthias: Greek, plektron = anyhting to strike with, spur + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335); kamii: This species was named in honor of Harry T. Kami of the Division of Fish and Wildlife on Guam who donated the specimen to the Bishop Museum who suspected that it might represent an undescribed species. (Ref. 8944).
Eponymy: Harry T Kami worked at the Division of Fish and Wildlife on Guam. He donated the type specimen to the Bishop Museum, Honolulu, suspecting that it might represent an undescribed species. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Randall.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 183 - 480 m (Ref. 123579). Subtropical; 34°N - 17°S, 119°E - 149°W
Indo-Pacific Ocean: Indonesia to Fr. Polynesia; north to Japan; south to Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 28.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123579)
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17 - 18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D X,17-18; the third dorsal spine longest; pectoral rays 13; lateral line is complete, 32-38 tubed scales; scales below lateral line to origin of anal fin 16-20 (Ref. 123579).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gill, A.C., J.J. Pogonoski, G.I. Moore and J.W. Johnson, 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918(1):1-116. (Ref. 123579)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 13 - 20.3, mean 15.4 °C (based on 28 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00618 - 0.02945), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.4 ±0.7 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 93.9 [43.8, 193.5] mg/100g; Iron = 1.25 [0.60, 2.30] mg/100g; Protein = 18.6 [16.7, 20.4] %; Omega3 = 0.524 [0.316, 0.908] g/100g; Selenium = 21.7 [10.8, 43.0] μg/100g; VitaminA = 24.4 [7.7, 91.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.86 [0.59, 1.32] mg/100g (wet weight);
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