Odontanthias borbonius, Checked swallowtail

Odontanthias borbonius (Valenciennes, 1828)

Checked swallowtail
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Serranidae (Sea basses: groupers and fairy basslets) > Anthiinae
Etymology: Odontanthias: Greek, odous = teeth + Greek, anthis = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).  More on author: Valenciennes.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; pelagic-oceanic; depth range 92 - 300 m (Ref. 57080), usually 200 - 300 m (Ref. 57080).   Tropical

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Indo-Pacific, South Africa to Palau, north to Japan, south to Indonesia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4319)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 17-18; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Solitary males were often seen in and near the coelacanth caves in 180-270 m. Occurs in 70-300 m (Ref. 58472).

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Randall, J.E. and P.C. Heemstra, 2006. Review of the Indo-Pacific fishes of the genus Odontanthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae), with descriptions of two new species and a related genus. Indo-Pac. Fish. (38):32 p. (Ref. 57080)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 123251)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 11 March 2015

CITES (Ref. 118484)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 11.5 - 19.4, mean 15 °C (based on 123 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.02455 (0.00960 - 0.06276), b=2.97 (2.74 - 3.20), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.45 se; based on food items.
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (25 of 100) .