Pyronotanthias timanoa (Victor, Teitelbaum & Randall, 2020)
Sunrise Anthias
Pyronotanthias timanoa
photo by Victor, B.

Family:  Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Max. size:  7.91 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 100 m
Distribution:  Western Pacific, New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 7-7. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D X,15-16 (most 16), the third spine greatly elongated in mature males, up to about 1.5 times head length, 2.2 in SL, up to three times length of next spines; A III,7; pectoral-fin rays 18-19 (most 19); caudal fin deeply lunate with filamentous tips in mature males (eroded away in aquarium specimens), maximum caudal concavity 3.1 in SL in intact paratype; elongated body with body depth 3.4 (3.2-4.0) in SL. Colouration: head and body reddish pink with 7 red-orange bars along upper body followed by a deeper-red, saddle-like rectangle on caudal peduncle (Ref. 123055).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


Source and more info: www.fishbase.org. For personal, classroom, and other internal use only. Not for publication.