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Pseudanthias huchtii (Bleeker, 1857)

Red-cheeked fairy basslet
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Philippines country information

Common names: Lapu-lapu
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: abundant (always seen in some numbers) | Ref: Myers, R.F., 1999
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Recorded from Lanuza Bay (Ref. 104756), Tañon Strait (Ref. 107276), Verde Island Passage (Ref. 107854), Davao Gulf, Malalag Bay, Sarangani Bay, Paril-Sangay Protected Seascape, Moro Gulf (Ref. 106380) and Dauin-Apo I. Ref. 127519). Abundant on coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). Also Ref. 1602, 37816, 48613, 90102, 107852, 121724.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Alcala, A.C., J.A. Ingles and A.A. Bucol, 2008
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Serranoidei (Groupers) > Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Etymology: Pseudanthias: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, anthias = a fish, Sparus aurata (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 30 m (Ref. 48635), usually 5 - 30 m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 22°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 19°N - 24°S, 114°E - 178°W

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