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Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Plectranthias: Greek, plektron = anyhting to strike with, spur + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335); takasei: Named for Mr Wataru Takase, who collected the holotype.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 48 - 60 m (Ref. 117635). Subtropical
Northwest Pacifc: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 117635)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7; Vertebrae: 26. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: D X,5, fourth dorsal-fin spine longest and no fleshy flaps on dorsal-fin spines; pectoral rays 13, all unbranched; branched caudal-fin rays 8 + 7; lateral line scales 28 (including intermittent and terminal pitted scales); circumpeduncular scales 12; preopercle without antrorse spines or serrations ventrally, with 2–3 weak serrations or crenulations posteriorly (Ref. 117635).
Cross section: compressed.
This species is only known from Izu Ocean Park, where it has been collected and photographed on rocky reefs at depths of 48-60 meters (Ref. 117635)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Gill, A.C., Y.-K. Tea and H. Senou, 2016. Plectranthias takasei, a new species of anthiadine fish from southern Japan (Teleostei: Serranidae). Zootaxa 4205(4):349-356. (Ref. 117635)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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