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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).
Issue
Plectranthias lamillai Rojas & Pequeño, 1998 is considered as a separated vaild species in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Mar. 2012: Ref. 89686).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 140 - 225 m (Ref. 26833). Subtropical; 25°S - 35°S, 83°W - 76°W (Ref. 89357)
Southeast Pacific: Juan Fernández Islands (Ref. 33693) and from Desventuradas Islands (Ref. 40817). Reports from Nazca Ridge refer to Plectranthias nazcae Anderson, 2008 (Ref. 83536).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.8 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 41537)
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 26. Scales dorsally on head extending nearly to upper lip except for triangular premaxillary groove. A broad oblique red band below posterior half of soft portion of dorsal fin (enclosing posterior part of lateral line), narrowing to end posteriorly at ventral edge of caudal peduncle (Ref. 26833).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Sepúlveda, J.I.V. and G.R. Pequeño, 1985. Fauna íctica del archipiélago de Juan Fernández. p. 81-91. In P. Arana (ed.) Escuela de Ciencias del Mar. Universidad Católica del Valparaiso, Valparaiso. (Ref. 33693)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 9.5 - 10.6, mean 10.4 °C (based on 7 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.6 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).