Red-bar anthias (Pseudanthias cooperi) fish species and information / pictures of Red-bar anthias - Pseudanthias cooperi

Red-bar anthias (Pseudanthias cooperi) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pseudanthias cooperi

Common Name
Red-bar anthias

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8. Males develop an incomplete crimson bar in the middle of their sides (Ref. 37816).

Classification

Classified By
Regan, 1902
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets (Serranidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-Pacific
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Samoa and the Line Islands (Ref. 2334), north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef.
Range
32°N - 24°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
22 °C
Water Temperature To
27 °C
Depth From - meters
10 m
Depth To - meters
91 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 91 m (Ref. 26165), usually 10 - 60 m (Ref. 27115)
Trophic Level
3.4 s.e. 0.45 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
14.0 cm
Common Length
12.0 cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: public aquariums
Vulnerability
Low vulnerability (20 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated