''Meganthias'' is a genus of marine

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from the

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Anthiadidae Anthias are members of the family Anthiadidae in the order Perciformes. The group has also been called Anthiidae or Anthiinae, but these names are preoccupied by a subfamily of ground beetles in the family Carabidae erected by Bonelli in 1813 ...

. They are found in the

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region and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.

Species

The following four species are classified within the genus ''Meganthias'': * '' Meganthias carpenteri'' Anderson, 2006 (Yellowtop jewelfish) * '' Meganthias filiferus'' Randall & Heemstra, 2008 (Filamentous anthiine) * '' Meganthias kingyo'' ( Kon, Yoshino & Sakurai, 2000) (Japanese anthiine or Giant anthias) * '' Meganthias natalensis'' ( Fowler, 1925) (Gorgeous swallowtail)

References

Anthiadidae Perciformes genera Taxa named by John Ernest Randall {{Anthiadidae-stub