Sunrise Anthias
📖 Overview
Sunrise Anthias (Pyronotanthias timanoa), first described by Victor, Teitelbaum & Randall, 2020 is a small fish. Adults typically reach 7.90 cm in maximum length. It inhabits marine coastal and open-ocean environments. Recorded depth range: 10 to 100 metres. It occurs in Tropical waters. It feeds on a mix of small fish and invertebrates as a mid-level predator.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X,15-16 (most 16), the third spine greatly elongated in mature males, up to about 1.5 times head length, 2.2 in SL, up to three times length of next spines; A III,7; pectoral-fin rays 18-19 (most 19); caudal fin deeply lunate with filamentous tips in mature males (eroded away in aquarium specimens), maximum caudal concavity 3.1 in SL in intact paratype; elongated body with body depth 3.4 (3.2-4.0) in SL. Colouration: head and body reddish pink with 7 red-orange bars along upper body followed by a deeper-red, saddle-like rectangle on caudal peduncle .Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Sunrise Anthias is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 100 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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