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Pseudanthias townsendi (Boulenger, 1897) Townsend's anthias |
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photo by
Field, R. |
| Family: | Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) | |||
| Max. size: | 9 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 15 - 63 m | |||
| Distribution: | Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf to southern Oman and southern Iran. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-8 | |||
| Biology: | Found in deep water, presumably over sandy or muddy sand bottoms (Ref. 68964). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 19 July 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||