Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) >
Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Lepidoperca: Greek, lepis = scale + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Major Andrew Coats (1852–1930) was not only a sponsor of the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition (see next entry) but he himself was a polar explorer. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Regan.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 183 m (Ref. 46206). Subtropical
Southern Central Atlantic, Southern Indian Ocean and Southern Pacific.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.8 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 128320)
Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.), 2003. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of March 2003. Catalog databases as made available to FishBase in March 2003. (Ref. 46206)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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