Red-belted anthias
📖 Overview
Found in aggregations around isolated coral heads and rubble patches . Juveniles enter harbors and often on silty rocky reefs .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Juveniles recognized by lavender tipped dorsal spines . Similar to P. connelli in South Africa . : fusiform / normal.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Red-belted anthias is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 133 m , usually 10 - 58 m . Tropical north to southern Japan, south to northwestern Australia and the Great Barrier Reef (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Deepsea fairy basslet · Lilac-tip basslet · Lilac-tipped Basslet · Lilac-tipped seaperch · Red-band basslet · Red-belted Anthias · Redband anthias · Redbar anthias |
| 🏳️Catalan | Anthias de barra vermella |
| 🌍CES | bradáč rudoskvrnný |
| 🇫🇷French | Anthias coraline |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Akaobihanadai · アカオビハナダイ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Anthias-de-recife-profundo |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 海金魚 · 紅帶擬花鮨 · 紅帶擬花鱸 · 紅魚 · 花鱸 |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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