| Family: | Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets), subfamily: Anthiinae |
AquaMaps | | ||
| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Redblotch basslet | |||
| Max. size: | 4.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1602) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 23 – 58 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical; 30°N - 26°S | |||
| Importance: | ||||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto and Pitcairn islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef and the Austral Islands. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16 - 17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Mottled orange anteriorly, red blotches posteriorly (Ref. 1602). White spot dorsally behind end of soft dorsal fin (Ref. 37816). | |||
| Biology: | Occurs along outer reef slopes. | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Heemstra, Phillip C. | |||
