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.

Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2022, Pyronotanthias lori in Fishes of Australia, accessed 09 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4395

Lori's Basslet, Pyronotanthias lori (Lubbock & Randall 1976)

More Info


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.

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.

Feeding

Feeds on zooplankton, especially  crustacean larvae and fish eggs.

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Jack Randall’s daughter Lori. The specimen used in the illustration for the original description was collected on her birthday.

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. 

Author

Bray, D.J. 2022

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Lori's Basslet, Pyronotanthias lori (Lubbock & Randall 1976)

References


Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.

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


Hobbs, J-P.A., Newman, S.J., Mitsopoulos, G.E.A., Travers, M.J., Skepper, C.L., Gilligan, J.J., Allen, G.R., Choat, H.J. & Ayling, A.M. 2014. Checklist and new records of Christmas Island fishes: the influence of isolation, biogeography and habitat availability on species abundance and community composition. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology Supplement 30: 184–202 https://lkcnhm.nus.edu.sg/rbz/supplement-no-30/


Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Biodiversity of shallow reef fish assemblages in Western Australia using a rapid censusing technique. Records of the Western Australian Museum 20: 247-270.

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp.

Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Basslets, Hamlets and their relatives. A comprehensive guide to selected Serranidae and Plesiopidae. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 1, 216 pp.

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.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37311119

Biology:Hermaphrodite

Conservation:IUCN Least Concern

Depth:7-70m (usually below 25m)

Fishing:Aquarium fish

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:12 cm TL

Species Image Gallery

Species Maps

CAAB distribution map