Magnificent splendid perch (Callanthias australis)

Scientific name: Callanthias australis Ogilby, 1899

Magnificent splendid perch (Callanthias australis)

The Magnificent splendid perch (Callanthias australis) is a marine fish of the family Callanthiidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 11; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 10 - 11; Vertebrae: 24. Continuous dorsal fin, typically 11 dorsal- and anal-fin rays, and an emarginate caudal fin with elongate outer rays.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Callanthias australis
Family
Callanthiidae (Splendid perches)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
49.0
Common length
18.0
Depth range
15–365 m (49–1198 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 15 - 365 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: off New Zealand and temperate waters off Australia; also known from one collection made northeast of Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, and from one collection in the Chesterfield Island region of the Coral Sea; may reach Indonesian waters. Closely related to Callanthias japonicus from Japanese waters and from Callanthias platei from the southeast Pacific; all three taxa may be subspecies of a single wide-ranging species.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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