Hemanthias
| Hemanthias | |
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| Hemanthias leptus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Anthiinae |
| Genus: | Hemanthias |
| Species | |
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Hemanthias is a genus of colourful fishes in the subfamily Anthiinae. 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 2 3 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Hemanthias in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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