Anthias (genus)

Anthias is a genus of colourful fishes in the subfamily Anthiadinae. Most species are found at deep reefs in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic, often well below depths reachable to a scuba diver. A single species, A. noeli, is found at deep reefs in the East Pacific.[2]

Anthias
Anthias anthias
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Anthiinae
Genus: Anthias
Bloch, 1792
Type species
Labrus anthias
Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Species

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They are red, pink, orange, or yellow, and the largest species reach 29 cm (11 in) in length.[2] They typically occur in groups that feed on zooplankton.

Species

In the past, this genus included far more species, but these have now been moved to other genera, for example Callanthias, Odontanthias, and Pseudanthias. Based on FishBase, these species are currently included in Anthias:[2]

  • Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Anthias asperilinguis Günther, 1859
  • Anthias cyprinoides (Katayama & Amaoka, 1986)
  • Anthias helenensis Katayama & Amaoka, 1986
  • Anthias menezesi Anderson & Heemstra, 1980[3]
  • Anthias nicholsi Firth, 1933
  • Anthias noeli Anderson & Baldwin, 2000
  • Anthias woodsi Anderson & Heemstra, 1980[3]

References
  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Anthias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Anthias in FishBase. December 2019 version.
  3. Anderson, William D. Jr.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (1980). "Two New Species of Western Atlantic Anthias (Pisces: Serranidae), Redescription of A. asperilinguis and Review of Holanthias martinicensis". Copeia. 1980 (1): 72–87. doi:10.2307/1444135. JSTOR 1444135.
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