Callanthias
| Callanthias | |
|---|---|
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| Callanthias japonicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Callanthiidae |
| Genus: | Callanthias R. T. Lowe, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Callanthias paradisaeus Lowe, 1839 | |
Callanthias is a genus of splendid perches primarily found in subtropical parts of the Pacific Ocean, but C. allporti just barely penetrates the southeast Indian Ocean, C. legras is found in the southeast Atlantic, and C. ruber is found in the northeast Atlantic, including the Mediterranean.[1] They are found over rocky reefs at depths of 20–500 m (66–1,640 ft).
They are brightly marked in orange, pink, yellow and blue, and reach 18–60 cm (7.1–23.6 in) depending on the species involved.[1]
Species
There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Callanthias allporti Günther, 1876 (Southern splendid perch)
- Callanthias australis J. D. Ogilby, 1899 (Magnificent splendid perch)
- Callanthias japonicus V. Franz, 1910 (Japanese splendid perch)
- Callanthias legras J. L. B. Smith, 1948 (Atlantic splendid perch)
- Callanthias parini W. D. Anderson & G. D. Johnson, 1984 (Nazca splendid perch)
- Callanthias platei Steindachner, 1898 (Juan Fernández splendid perch)
- Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque, 1810) (Parrot seaperch)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Callanthias in FishBase. October 2015 version.
- ↑ Anderson, W.D.Jr., Johnson, G.D. & Baldwin, C.C. (2015): Review of the Splendid Perches, Callanthias (Percoidei: Callanthiidae). Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 105 (3): 1-126.
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