PSEUDANTHIAS PICTILIS - (RANDALL & ALLEN, 1978)
Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Percoidei (Suborder) > Serranidae (Family) > Anthiinae (Subfamily) > Pseudanthias (Genus)
Painted anthias, Painted basslet, Painted Goldie, Purple-yellow seaperch,
Synonyme
Anthias pictilis (Randall & Allen, 1978)
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Description
Max length : 13.5 cm TL. Depth range 12 - 40 m, usually 20 - 30 m.
Like many Pseudanthias species, male and female Painted Basslets are strikingly different in colour. Males are mostly fuschia-coloured with a broad paler vertical band from the soft dorsal-fin base to the anal-fin base, a yellowish head, red dorsal, anal and pelvic fins, and the caudal fin with a large yellowish patch on the base, and a white fin margin with purplish tips. Females are fuschia changing to yellow on the rear of the body, and yellowish fins.
Etymology
Pseudanthias: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata.
Original name: Anthias pictilis Randall & Allen, 1978 - Locality type: Southeastern side of North Rock, Lord Howe Island, depth 25-30.5 meters.
Distribution
Western South Pacific: Middleton Reef (Australia), Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Tonga.
Biology
Occurs in aggregations above steep outer reef slopes. Found in aggregations in the water column above outer reef slopes. At Lord Howe Island large schools can be seen outside the lagoon around rocky islets in 10-45 m. Species of Pseudanthias are protogynous hermaphodites, meaning that they can change sex from female to male. They form small haremic groups with a dominant male and several females. Pelagic spawner with pelagic eggs and larvae. Feeds on zooplankton in the water column.
Painted anthias, Painted basslet, Painted Goldie, Purple-yellow seaperch,
Synonyme
Anthias pictilis (Randall & Allen, 1978)
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Description
Max length : 13.5 cm TL. Depth range 12 - 40 m, usually 20 - 30 m.
Like many Pseudanthias species, male and female Painted Basslets are strikingly different in colour. Males are mostly fuschia-coloured with a broad paler vertical band from the soft dorsal-fin base to the anal-fin base, a yellowish head, red dorsal, anal and pelvic fins, and the caudal fin with a large yellowish patch on the base, and a white fin margin with purplish tips. Females are fuschia changing to yellow on the rear of the body, and yellowish fins.
Etymology
Pseudanthias: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata.
Original name: Anthias pictilis Randall & Allen, 1978 - Locality type: Southeastern side of North Rock, Lord Howe Island, depth 25-30.5 meters.
Distribution
Western South Pacific: Middleton Reef (Australia), Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island, New Caledonia, Tonga.
Biology
Occurs in aggregations above steep outer reef slopes. Found in aggregations in the water column above outer reef slopes. At Lord Howe Island large schools can be seen outside the lagoon around rocky islets in 10-45 m. Species of Pseudanthias are protogynous hermaphodites, meaning that they can change sex from female to male. They form small haremic groups with a dominant male and several females. Pelagic spawner with pelagic eggs and larvae. Feeds on zooplankton in the water column.