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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Anthias: Greek, anthias, oy = a fish (Sparus aurata) (Ref. 45335); noeli: Named for Noel Archambault.
Eponymy: Noel Archambault (d: 1998) was a Canadian IMAX cameraman who died in an aircraft crash in the Galapagos islands, where the jewelfish is found. Among his film credits is: Into The Deep (1994). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 184 - 351 m (Ref. 41254). Tropical; 1°N - 2°S, 93°W - 87°W
Southeast Pacific: Galapagos Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 29.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763); common length : 20.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55763)
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15 - 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 6 - 7; Vertebrae: 26. Sum of lateral-line scales plus total number of gillrakers, on individual specimens, 78 to 85; caudal fin lunate to deeply forked: dorsal, anal, pelvic, and caudal fins each with some produced soft rays; upper caudal-fin lobe longer than lower; anal fin angulated posteriorly; gular region without scales; endopterygoids and tongue without teeth (Ref. 41254).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal; Cross section: oval.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Anderson, W.D. Jr. and C.C. Baldwin, 2000. A new species of Anthias (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiinae) from the Galápagos Islands, with keys to Anthias and eastern Pacific Anthiinae. Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 113(2):369-385. (Ref. 41254)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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