Classification / Names
Common names from other countries
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Size / Weight / Age
Max length : 9.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 18 m (Ref. 30874), usually 1 - 15 m (Ref. 27115)
Climate / Range
Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115), preferred ?; 36°N - 29°S, 91°E - 155°W
Distribution
Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to the Line Islands, north to the Yaeyama Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef, Fiji and Samoa. Replaced by Pseudanthias ignitus in the Indian Ocean (Ref. 37816).
Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions
Short description
Dorsal
spines
(total): 10;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 16-18;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 7 - 8. Male displays a bright red dorsal fin. Ventral fins greatly extended. Female orange with yellowish tail and a pink line from the tip of the snout angling down, passing through the lower part of the eye (Ref. 48635).
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Aquarium: commercial
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)
Trophic Level
3.3 ±0.4 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (14 of 100)
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