Hawkfish anthias

Hawkfish anthias
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Serranidae
Subfamily:Anthiadinae
Genus:Serranocirrhitus
Watanabe, 1949
Species: S. latus
Binomial name
Serranocirrhitus latus
Watanabe, 1949

The hawkfish anthias (Serranocirrhitus latus), also known as the hawk anthias, fathead anthias, or sunburst anthias, is a small, colorful species of marine fish in the subfamily Anthiadinae. It is the only member of the genus Serranocirrhitus.[1] Compared to most members of Anthiinae, it is relatively thickset. It reaches 13 cm (5.1 in) in length, and is orange-yellow on the upper part of its body and deep pink on the lower part. It is found at coral reefs at depths of 15–70 m (49–230 ft) in the West Pacific, ranging from Indonesia to southern Japan and Tonga.[2] In the wild, the fish's diet consists mainly of zooplankton.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Serranocirrhitus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Serranocirrhitus latus" in FishBase. June 2012 version.
  3. ↑ Lougher, Tristan (2006). What Fish?: A Buyer's Guide to Marine Fish. Interpet Publishing. ISBN 0-7641-3256-3.


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