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Callanthias australis Ogilby, 1899

Magnificent splendid perch
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Callanthiidae (Splendid perches)
Etymology: Callanthias: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, anthias = a fish (Sparus aurata) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Ogilby.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 365 m (Ref. 9832). Subtropical

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Western Pacific: off New Zealand and temperate waters off Australia; also known from one collection made northeast of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, and from one collection in the Chesterfield Island region of the Coral Sea; may reach Indonesian waters. Closely related to Callanthias japonicus from Japanese waters and from Callanthias platei from the southeast Pacific; all three taxa may be subspecies of a single wide-ranging species.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 49.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 33839); common length : 18.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9832)

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Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 24. Continuous dorsal fin, typically 11 dorsal- and anal-fin rays, and an emarginate caudal fin with elongate outer rays (Ref. 33616).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

A schooling species which seeks the cover of caves and crevices at night and when disturbed. Often found on rocky reefs in coastal waters (Ref. 33616). Presumably feed on plankton.

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Anderson, W.D. Jr., 1999. Callanthiidae. Groppos, goldies, splendid perches. p. 2553-2556. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 9832)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 13.7 - 22.5, mean 15.9 °C (based on 164 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00379 - 0.02521), b=3.08 (2.86 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.1   ±0.30 se; based on food items.
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Moderate vulnerability (44 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 29 [16, 48] mg/100g; Iron = 0.732 [0.435, 1.198] mg/100g; Protein = 19.4 [18.4, 20.5] %; Omega3 = 0.23 [0.13, 0.38] g/100g; Selenium = 28.8 [14.3, 55.3] μg/100g; VitaminA = 43.2 [15.2, 123.7] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.808 [0.545, 1.159] mg/100g (wet weight);