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Meganthias kingyo (Kon, Yoshino & Sakurai, 2000) |
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photo by
Tang, C.-N. |
| Family: | Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses) | |||
| Max. size: | 27.76 cm SL (male/unsexed); 23.62 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 100 - 150 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Ryukyu Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16-17; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 9-9; Vertebrae: 26-26. U-shaped caudal fin with paddle-like lobes; outer margin of soft anal fin vertical (Ref. 36345). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||