Anthias (genus)
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| Anthias anthias | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Anthiinae |
| Genus: | Anthias Bloch, 1792 |
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Anthias is a genus of colourful fishes in the subfamily Anthiinae. 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.[1]
They are red, pink, orange, or yellow, and the largest species reach 29 cm (11 in) in length.[1] 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:[1]
- Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Anthias asperilinguisGünther, 1859
- Anthias cyprinoides (Katayama & Amaoka, 1986)
- Anthias filamentosus Cuvier & Valenciennes
- Anthias helenensis Katayama & Amaoka, 1986
- Anthias menezesi Anderson & Heemstra, 1980
- Anthias nicholsi Firth, 1933
- Anthias noeli Anderson & Baldwin, 2000
- Anthias salmopunctatus Lubbock & Edwards, 1981
- Anthias tenuis Nichols, 1920
- Anthias woodsi Anderson & Heemstra, 1980
References
- 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Anthias in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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