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Common names: Lapu-lapu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Myers, R.F., 1999
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Verde Island Passage (Ref. 107854), Davao Gulf, Malalag Bay, Sarangani Bay, Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380). Abundant on coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). Also Ref. 48613, 90102, 107852.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Myers, R.F., 1991
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) > Anthiinae
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Pacific basslet, Hucht's sea perch, Red-cheeked anthias, ... more

Main reference

Myers, R.F. 1991. (Ref. 1602)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Heemstra, Phillip C. | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710); 6.0 cm TL (female)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m (Ref. 48635), usually 5 - 30 m (Ref. 27115)

Climate / Range

Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115), preferred ?; 19°N - 24°S, 114°E - 171°E

Distribution

Western Central Pacific: Moluccas and the Philippines to Vanuatu, south to the Great Barrier Reef; Palau in Micronesia.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7.

Occurs singly or in small groups around coral outcrops of clear outer reef slopes. Males are territorial and haremic (Ref. 9710). Total length for females from Masuda & Allen, 1993 (Ref. 9137).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.4 ±0.45 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (17 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Very high

Pseudanthias huchtii (Bleeker, 1857)