Pseudanthias hypselosoma, Female, Naigani Is, Fiji, Photo: Andrew Green
Pseudanthias hypselosoma, Female, Jervis Bay, NSW, Photo: Andrew Green
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Male distinctive with red patch 2/3 distance along dorsal fin, and convex tail markings. Female pale with red tips and rear margin on tail, like P. rubrizonatus (Lilac-tipped Basslet), but with bright purple outer eye and more rounded rear margins of dorsal and anal fins.
Information
Max Size: 19 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 16.2-29.2°C
Depth: 6-50m
Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
Occurrence: Infrequent (1% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution.
It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Many (16 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
Copyright to the photographs on this site belongs solely to the credited photographers. Any requests for usage can be directed to the photographer through
[email protected].