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Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) > Anthiinae
Etymology: Anthias: Greek, anthias, oy = a fish (Sparus aurata) (Ref. 45335).
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic. Subtropical, preferred ?; 38°N - 8°N
Western Atlantic: Virginia to southern Florida in USA and Caribbean. Also Nova Scotia to Gulf of Mexico, Guyana to north eastern Brazil (Ref. 26938).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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