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Callanthiidae (Splendid perches)
Etymology: Callanthias: Greek, kalos, kallos = beautiful + Greek, anthias = a fish (Sparus aurata) (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: M G le Gras, of Port Elizabeth, South Africa, was honoured because it was he “…who has collected many valuable fishes”. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Smith.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 50 - 200 m (Ref. 11228). Subtropical
Southeast Atlantic: Namibia (Ref. 27121) and from Dassen Island (off western Cape Province) to Natal in South Africa.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6634)
Occasionally caught by trawlers in 50 to 200 m (Ref. 11228).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Heemstra, P.C. and W.D. Anderson Jr., 1986. Callanthiidae. p. 538-539. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6634)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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