Anthias anthias, Swallowtail seaperch : fisheries, gamefish, aquarium

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Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758)

Swallowtail seaperch
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> Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Anthias: Greek, anthias, oy = a fish (Sparus aurata) (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / djupintervall / distribution range Ekologi

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 30 - 358 m (Ref. 130591), usually 30 - 50 m (Ref. 27115). Subtropical; 16°C - 22°C (Ref. 27115); 43°N - 22°S, 35°W - 36°E

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Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean and Portugal to Angola, including the Azores. Range reported to extend south to northern Namibia (Ref. 27121).

Size / Vikt / Age

Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3397); common length : 15.0 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 3397)

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Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Lives amongst rocks, gravel, coral (Ref. 2683) and in submarine caves on the continental shelf and upper slope. Nocturnal. Adults feed on crustaceans and small fishes. Protogynous.

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Protogyny is unconfirmed for this species (Ref. 103751).

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Tortonese, E., 1986. Serranidae. p. 780-792. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. UNESCO, Paris. vol. 2. (Ref. 5506)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 May 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fiskeri: kommersiell; sportfisk: ja; Akvarium: Kommersiell
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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 14.4 - 24.9, mean 18.3 °C (based on 72 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00513 - 0.02236), b=2.93 (2.75 - 3.11), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.8   ±0.58 se; based on food items.
Resiliens (Ref. 120179):  Mellan, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid 1,4-4,4 år (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (23 of 100). 🛈
Climate Vulnerability (Ref. 125649):  Low to moderate vulnerability (33 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Very high.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 27.9 [14.3, 73.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.549 [0.275, 0.994] mg/100g; Protein = 19 [17, 21] %; Omega3 = 0.292 [0.167, 0.491] g/100g; Selenium = 19.2 [8.9, 36.9] μg/100g; VitaminA = 73.2 [22.6, 273.9] μg/100g; Zinc = 0.781 [0.499, 1.213] mg/100g (wet weight);