Plectranthias
yamakawai
Yoshino, 1972
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Family:
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Serranidae
(Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets), subfamily: Anthiinae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Max. size:
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20.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 559) |
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Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range ? – 200 m
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Climate: |
tropical |
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Importance:
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fisheries: commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Western Pacific.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 10 - 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 17 - 17;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 7;
Vertebrae: 26. Body reddish yellow above and whitish below, speckled with dark green on upper half of the body when fresh. A large reddish blotch of about eye diameter below lateral line. Ventral, anal and caudal fins yellowish; pectorals reddish. Head thickly scaled except snout, preorbital, lips, both jaws and throat. Cheek with 7 rows of scales. Mouth large, oblique and protractile; lower jaw slightly protruded when closed. Maxillary extends to below the posterior border of pupil.
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Biology: |
Found over rocky bottom.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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harmless
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Coordinator: |
Heemstra, Phillip C.
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