Pseudanthias marcia, Marcia's anthias

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Pseudanthias marcia Randall & Hoover, 1993

Marcia's anthias
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Pseudanthias: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Marcia Hoover is the wife of the second author John Hoover. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Randall & Hoover.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 14 - 30 m (Ref. 11441). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: known from the Gulf of Oman and southwestern coast of Oman (Ref. 10689); also Socotra Archipelago (Ref. 37631)..

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441)

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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Caudal fin of females deeply emarginate; lower half of caudal fin of males rounded to truncate, upper half with a dorsal filament. Females orange-red in color, caudal lobe tips bright red, scale centers on lower part of body yellow becoming pale yellow or whitish on lower head and abdomen; males similar in body color but with red bar on upper side and a pale zone on upper caudal peduncle, caudal fin yellow becoming red posteriorly, dorsal filament red or yellow.
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found on rocky bottoms (Ref. 11441).

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Randall, J.E. and J.P. Hoover, 1993. Pseudanthias marcia, a new serranid fish from Oman. Rev. Fr. Aquariol. 20(2):47-52. (Ref. 10689)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 19 July 2017

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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