Scientific Name
Pseudanthias marcia

Common Name
Marcia's anthias

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Caudal fin of females deeply emarginate; lower half of caudal fin of males rounded to truncate, upper half with a dorsal filament. Females orange-red in color, caudal lobe tips bright red, scale centers on lower part of body yellow becoming pale yellow or whitish on lower head and abdomen; males similar in body color but with red bar on upper side and a pale zone on upper caudal peduncle, caudal fin yellow becoming red posteriorly, dorsal filament red or yellow.

Classification

Classified By

Randall & Hoover, 1993

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Perch-like fish (Perciformes)

Family

Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets (Serranidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Gulf of Oman and southwestern coast of Oman.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

14 m

Depth To - meters

30 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 14 - 30 m (Ref. 11441)

Trophic Level

3.44 s.e. 0.45 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

16.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (23 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