Lepidoperca aurantia Roberts, 1989
New Zealand orange perch

Family:  Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Max. size:  25.74 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range 102 - 604 m
Distribution:  Southwest Pacific: Mernoo Bank, Chatham Rise, Challenger Plateau.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 26-26
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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