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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Eponymy: Frank V Evans. Smith’s etymology reads: “…Named in honour of Frank V Evans esq., of Durban, who has greatly assisted my work.” We have failed to find any biographical information and assume this to be an amateur collector. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 40 m (Ref. 9710), usually 10 - 35 m (Ref. 27115). Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115)
Indian Ocean: East Africa to the Cocos-Keeling and Christmas islands, north to the Andaman Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48635)
Occurs in large groups on outer reef slopes (Ref. 9710). Schooling species along upper parts of drop-offs and in outer reef lagoons. Feeds at various depths to near surface in pursuit of zooplankton (Ref. 48635).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Heemstra, P.C. and J.E. Randall, 1986. Serranidae. p. 509-537. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4319)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 25 - 28.9, mean 27.7 °C (based on 610 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01349 (0.00618 - 0.02945), b=3.00 (2.81 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 97.9 [54.3, 193.6] mg/100g; Iron = 0.839 [0.458, 1.458] mg/100g; Protein = 18 [16, 20] %; Omega3 = 0.167 [0.101, 0.277] g/100g; Selenium = 23.8 [13.4, 47.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 231 [77, 759] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.61 [1.07, 2.35] mg/100g (wet weight);
