Shen's basslet (Pseudanthias sheni)

Scientific name: Pseudanthias sheni Randall & Allen, 1989

Shen's basslet (Pseudanthias sheni)

The Shen's basslet (Pseudanthias sheni) is a marine fish of the family Serranidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudanthias sheni
Family
Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
10.5
Depth range
25–46 m (82–151 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 25 - 46 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef, Western Australia (but may turn up in the continental shelf of Western Australia or in southern Indonesia).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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