Pseudanthias pictilis

Serranidae
Painted Basslet, Painted Anthias, Purple Yellow Seaperch, Purple-yellow Basslet
  • Pseudanthias pictilis, Male. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Pseudanthias pictilis, Male. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Pseudanthias pictilis, Female, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Pseudanthias pictilis, Female, NSW, Australia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Pseudanthias pictilis, Juvenile, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Pseudanthias pictilis, Juvenile, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Pseudanthias pictilis, Juvenile, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Pseudanthias pictilis, Juvenile, Lord Howe Is, NSW, Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
Distribution
Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description
Tail less strongly forked than most basslets. Male also with pale bar in centre of tail and two-tone colour.
Information
  • Max Size: 14 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 16.3-28.0°C
  • Depth: 12-40m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef
Rarity
  • Threats: Exploitation, Habitat degradation
  • IUCN Threat Status: Least Concern
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (5% 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: Several (6 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
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