Redstripe Basslet, Pseudanthias fasciatus (Kamohara 1954)
Other Names: One-stripe Anthias, Red-stripe Basslet, Red-stripe Seaperch, Red-stripe Sea-perch, Striped Anthias
A Redstripe Basslet, Pseudanthias fasciatus, at Moreton Island, Queensland, May 2002. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
Summary:
A yellowish-orange basslet with a pale-edged red stripe from the rear of the gill cover to the tail base, and a purple-edged stripe from the snout to the pectoral-fin base. Juveniles lack the red stripe.
Redstripe Basslets live in harems with a male guarding many females. All individuals begin life as females, and some change sex from female to male during their life cycle. If the male dies or disappears, the dominant female will change sex to replace the missing male.
Redstripe Basslets live in harems with a male guarding many females. All individuals begin life as females, and some change sex from female to male during their life cycle. If the male dies or disappears, the dominant female will change sex to replace the missing male.
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Bray, D.J. 2019, Pseudanthias fasciatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 20 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4392
Redstripe Basslet, Pseudanthias fasciatus (Kamohara 1954)
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Distribution |
Known in Australia from the North West Shelf, Western Australia, reefs in the Timor Sea (AUS EEZ), and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, to Montague Island, in southern New South Wales. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west Pacific. Found near caves and overhangs on lagoon and outer reefs, often swimming upside-down. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin X, 16-17; Anal fin III, 7; Pectoral fin 18; Lateral-line scales 44-45; Gill rakers 10-12 + 27-28. Males lack a fleshy protuberance on the upper lip; caudal fin lunate with filamentous tips; pelvic fins with filamentous tips; greatest body depth 2.3-2.7 in SL. |
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Feeding |
Feedson zooplankton in the water column. |
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Biology |
Like other basslets, this species is a protogynous hermaphrodite, and some individuals change sex from female to male during their life cycle. Males guard a small harem of females. If the male dies or disappears, the dominant female will change sex to replace the missing male. |
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Species Citation |
Franzia fasciata Kamohara, 1954, Res. Rept Kôchi Univ. 3(26): 3. Type locality: Okinoshima, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Resources |
Redstripe Basslet, Pseudanthias fasciatus (Kamohara 1954)
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