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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Nemanthias: Greek, nema, .atos = filament + Greek, anthis = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Smith’s etymology says only that the fish was: “…Named for J E Carberry of Malindi, Kenya who greatly assisted my work. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 30 m (Ref. 9710), usually 10 - 30 m (Ref. 4319). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: widespread in the area, east to the Maldives and south to South Africa.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)
Found in groups off outer reef slopes (Ref. 9710).
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 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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