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Anthias anthias

Linnaeus, 1758

Swallowtail seaperch

Classification
Identification
Biology
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Classification   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Latin name : Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonyms : Anthias sacer (Bloch 1792)
Aylopon canariensis (Guichenot 1868)
Labrus anthias (Linnaeus 1758)
Serranus anthias (Linnaeus 1758)
Classification : Serranidae ( Grooper & Anthias )
 
Name : Anthias
Barbier-hirondelle
Barbier commun
Castagnole rouge
Name : Swallowtail seaperch
Barbier
Red damselfish
Blunt-headed holy-fish
Identification   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Main identification characters
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Les anthias font parti de la famille des Serranidae (on y retrouve entre autre les mérous). C'est un poisson dont la couleur peut varier du rose clair au rouge. Deux grandes nageoires ventrales dont les extrémités sont jaunes.
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Biology   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Feed
Feeds on crustaceans and small fishes. Protogynous.
Cycle of life / Reproduction
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Poisson qui vit d'abort femelle puis qui subit une inversion sexuelle et qui devient mâle.
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Distribution   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Habitat

Rocks
Lives among rocks, gravels, coral reefs and in submarine caves on the continental shelf and upper slope. Nocturnal.
Geographical distribution
Eastern Atlantic: Mediterranean and Portugal to Angola, including the Azores. Range reported to extend south to northern Namibia.
Links   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Websites :
http://ibs.uel.ac.uk/fish-bin/fishgen.pl?speccode=1692
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Anthias

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Bibliography   {MSG_BIOLOGY_LISTE_CATEGORIES}
Découvrir la Méditerrannée
Steven Weinberg
Editions Nathan 1992
Data sheet written by Christophe Naslain , 2/10/2002

Updates :
Nicolas Thiercelin - 12/07/2003


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