Pearlspot Fairy Basslet, Selenanthias analis Tanaka 1918
Other Names: Pearl-spotted Fairy Basslet
A Pearlspot Fairy Basslet, Selenanthias analis, from Taiwan - ASIZ P0063074. Source: Taiwan Biodiversity Information Facility (TaiBIF). License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial
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Bray, D.J. 2021, Selenanthias analis in Fishes of Australia, accessed 26 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1722
Pearlspot Fairy Basslet, Selenanthias analis Tanaka 1918
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Distribution |
North West Shelf, Western Australia, and the Arafura Sea, Northern Territory. Elsewhere the species occurs in the west Pacific: Philippines north to southern Japan, south Australia and New Caledonia. |
Features |
Dorsal fin X, 15-17; Anal fin III, 7; Pectoral fin 15; Gill rakers 9-10 + 19; Lateral line scales (pored) 36-38. Body oblong, eye large, diameter greater than or equal to snout length. Mouth large, small canines at front of jaws. Upper caudal fin lobe with filamentous rays. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
Pearlspot Fairy Basslet, Selenanthias analis Tanaka 1918
References
Gill, A.C., Pogonoski, J.J., Moore, G.I. & Johnson, J.W. 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918(1): 1-116. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4918.1.1