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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Pyronotanthias: Name from Greek πυρ, fire, νοτος, back, and Anthias. It ; referring to the characteristic red blotches or
stripes on the upper caudal peduncle and beneath the posterior part of the dorsal fin of the included species.
is masculine.
More on authors: Randall & Lubbock.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 35 - 65 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: Japan south to Australia; Maldives east to Solomon Is.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)
Rarely seen because of small size and deepwater habitat. Usually in depths over 40 m and more common in 50-60 m range where it forms small groups that swim close to the substrate (Ref. 48635); may also occur in aggregations above patch reefs on sand or rubble seaward slopes (Ref. 9710).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gill, A.C., 2022. Revised definitions of the anthiadine fish genera Mirolabrichthys Herre and Nemanthias Smith, with description of a new genus (Teleostei: Serranidae). Zootaxa 5092(1):041-066. (Ref. 127988)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 19.7 - 28.5, mean 27.2 °C (based on 63 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): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).