Hemanthias

Hemanthias
Hemanthias leptus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Serranidae
Subfamily:Anthiadinae
Genus:Hemanthias
Species

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Hemanthias is a genus of colourful fishes in the subfamily Anthiadinae. They are found at rocky reefs at depths of 20–610 m (66–2,001 ft) in the tropical and subtropical East Pacific and West Atlantic.[1]

They are red, pink and yellow, and reach 25–50 cm (9.8–19.7 in) in length depending on the exact species.[1]

Species

Based on FishBase, the following species are included in Hemanthias:[1]

  • Streamer bass, Hemanthias aureorubens (Ginsburg, 1952) – West Atlantic
  • Longtail bass, Hemanthias leptus (Longley, 1935) – West Atlantic
  • Splittail bass, Hemanthias peruanus (Steindachner, 1875) – East Pacific
  • Damsel bass, Hemanthias signifer (Garman, 1899) – East Pacific
  • Red barbier, Hemanthias vivanus (Jordan & Swain, 1885) – West Atlantic

References

  1. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Hemanthias in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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