Lori's Basslet, Pyronotanthias lori (Lubbock & Randall 1976)
Other Names: Lori's Anthias
A female Lori's Basslet, Pseudanthias lori, at Tulamben, Bali, Indonesia, on the drop off, at 50 m. Source: Klaus Stiefel / Flickr. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A pinkish to lavendar-pink basslet with a series of bright red bars along the back, a reddish-orange streak on the upper part of the caudal peduncle, and small iridescent orange spots on the sides. Juveniles and females have a series of red blotches along the back below the soft part of the dorsal fin, followed by a red streak onto the tail.
This species was previously known as Pseudanthias lori.
This species was previously known as Pseudanthias lori.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2022, Pyronotanthias lori in Fishes of Australia, accessed 06 Jul 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4395
Lori's Basslet, Pyronotanthias lori (Lubbock & Randall 1976)
More Info
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Distribution |
Rowley Shoals off north Western Australia, and the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and reefs in the Coral Sea; also the territory of Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical east-Indo-west-central Pacific. Small groups inhabit steep outer reef slopes and dropoffs, often near caves and under ledges at depths to 70 m. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin X,16-17; Anal fin III, 7-8; Pectoral fin 16-18; Caudal fin 15 (8 + 7); Vertebrae 10+16=26); Gill rakers 8-9 + 21-24; Lateral line scales 49-52. Body elongate, height 3.4-4.0 in SL; males with the middle of the upper lip thickened and pointed. Third dorsal-fin spine of male prolonged; caudal fin crescent-shaped, males with elongated lobes; pelvic fins of females reaching slightly beyond anus, those of males reaching origin of the anal-fin origin or beyond. |
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Feeding |
Feeds on zooplankton, especially crustacean larvae and fish eggs. |
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Etymology |
The species is "named Lori after the daughter of the senior author; the illustrated specimen was collected on her birthday." |
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Species Citation |
Anthias lori Lubbock & Randall, in Fourmanoir, & Laboute 1976, Poissons de Nouvelle Calédonie et des Nouvelles Hébrides: 287. Type locality: Point Mackau, Maré Island, Loyalty Islands, depth 50 m. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Resources |
Lori's Basslet, Pyronotanthias lori (Lubbock & Randall 1976)
References
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Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Allen, G.R. & Starck, W.A. 1982. The anthiid fishes of the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, with the description of a new species. Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 9(2): 47-56 figs 1-28
Gill, A.C. 2022. Revised definitions of the anthiadine fish genera Mirolabrichthys Herre and Nemanthias Smith, with description of a new genus (Teleostei: Serranidae). Zootaxa 5092(1): 41-66. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5092.1.2
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Lubbock, R. & Randall, J.E. in Fourmanoir, P. & Laboute, P. 1976. Poissons de Nouvelle Calédonie et des Nouvelles Hébrides. Papeete : Les Éditions du Pacifique 376 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.
Randall, J.E. & Lubbock, R. 1981. A revision of the serranid fishes of the subgenus Mirolabrichthys (Anthiinae : Anthias) with descriptions of five new species. Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History Contributions in Science 333: 1-27 figs 1-18 See ref at BHL
Williams, J.T., Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. 2016. Pseudanthias lori. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69591014A69592572. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69591014A69592572.en. Downloaded on 01 June 2021.
