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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Caprodon: Latin, capra = goat + Greek, odous = teeth (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Hermann Schlegel (1804–1884) was a German-born zoologist who spent much of his life in the Netherlands. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 50 - 200 m (Ref. 11230). Subtropical
Southeastern Indian Ocean, western Pacific, antitropical.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 9137); 25.0 cm TL (female)
Spine dorsali (totale) : 10; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 19 - 21; Spine anali: 3; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 8; Vertebre: 26. Orange-red with black spots on the base of the dorsal fin (Ref. 43805). Congruent rays of the dorsal fin and a caudal fin rounded at the end, without a deep median notch, with only slight notches above and below in males, and with a very weak median notch in females (Ref. 43805).
Occurs inshore near reefs (Ref. 7300), on sand or rock bottom (Ref. 11230). Benthic and benthopelagic on hard substrates (Ref. 58302). Consumed as food (Ref. 559).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Kharin, V.Y. and V.A. Dudarev, 1983. A new species of the genus Caprodon Temminck et Schlegel, 1843 (Serranidae) and some remarks on the composition of the genus. J. Ichthyol. 23(1):20-25. (Ref. 43805)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesca: commerciale
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 14.5 - 27.6, mean 23.3 °C (based on 380 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [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): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).