''Pseudanthias'' is a
genus
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of colourful reef
fish
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es of the
subfamily
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Anthiinae, part of the
family
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Serranidae
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, the
grouper
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Groupers were long considered a subfamily of the seabasses in Serranidae, but are now treated as distinct. Not all members of this f ...
s and sea basses. They are found in the
Indo-Pacific
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. The species belonging to this genus have a diet consisting of
zooplankton
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, and are
haremic. Fishes currently included in this genus were earlier part of the genus
''Anthias''. ''Pseudanthias'' is the largest anthiine genus
Species
These are the 66 currently recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Pseudanthias albofasciatus''
( Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1930)
* ''
Pseudanthias aurulentus''
( J. E. Randall & McCosker, 1982)
* ''
Pseudanthias bartlettorum''
( J. E. Randall & Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1981) (Bartletts' anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias bicolor''
( J. E. Randall, 1979) (Bicolor anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias bimaculatus''
(J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ...
, 1955) (Two-spot basslet)
* ''
Pseudanthias bimarginatus''
J. E. Randall, 2011 (Margined anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias calloura''
H. Ida & Sakaue, 2001 (Aurora anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias caudalis''
Kamohara & Katayama, 1959
* ''
Pseudanthias charleneae''
G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008 (Charlene's anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias cichlops''
( Bleeker, 1853)
* ''
Pseudanthias connelli''
( Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1986) (Harlequin goldie)
* ''
Pseudanthias conspicuus''
( Heemstra, 1973)
* ''
Pseudanthias cooperi''
( Regan, 1902) (Red-bar anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias dispar''
( Herre, 1955) (Peach fairy basslet)
* ''
Pseudanthias elongatus''
( V. Franz, 1910)
* ''
Pseudanthias engelhardi''
( G. R. Allen & Starck, 1982) (Orangebar anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias evansi''
(J. L. B. Smith
James Leonard Brierley Smith (26 September 1897 – 8 January 1968) was a South African ichthyology, ichthyologist, organic chemist, and university professor. He was the first to identify a taxidermied fish as a coelacanth, at the time thought t ...
, 1954) (Yellowback anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias fasciatus''
( Kamohara, 1955) (One-stripe anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias flavicauda''
J. E. Randall & Pyle
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, 2001
* ''
Pseudanthias flavoguttatus''
( Katayama & H. Masuda, 1980) (Yellow-spotted anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias fucinus''
( J. E. Randall & S. Ralston, 1985)
* ''
Pseudanthias georgei''
( G. R. Allen, 1976) (George's basslet)
*''
Pseudanthias hangapiko''
Shepherd
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, Pinheiro, Tyler A. Y. Phelps, Alejandro Pérez-Matus, L. A. Rocha- 2021 (Hanga Piko anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias hawaiiensis''
( J. E. Randall, 1979) (Hawaiian longfin anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias heemstrai''
Schuhmacher, Krupp
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& J. E. Randall, 1989 (Orangehead anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias hiva''
J. E. Randall & Pyle
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, 2001
* ''
Pseudanthias huchtii''
( Bleeker, 1857) (Red-cheeked fairy basslet)
* ''
Pseudanthias hutomoi''
( G. R. Allen & Burhanuddin, 1976) (Hutomo's anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias hypselosoma
''Pseudanthias hypselosoma'' is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the genus '' Pseudanthias'' which is part of the subfamily Anthiinae, which in turn is part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is an Indo-Pac ...
''
Bleeker, 1878 (Stocky anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias ignitus''
( J. E. Randall & Lubbock
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is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1981) (Flame anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias leucozonus''
( Katayama & H. Masuda, 1982)
* ''
Pseudanthias lori''
(Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
& J. E. Randall, 1976) (Lori's anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias lunulatus''
( Kotthaus, 1973) (Lunate goldie)
* ''
Pseudanthias luzonensis''
( Katayama & H. Masuda, 1983) (Yellowlined anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias manadensis''
( Bleeker, 1856)
* ''
Pseudanthias marcia''
J. E. Randall & J. P. Hoover, 1993 (Marcia's anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias mica''
G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012 (Mica's anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias mooreanus''
( Herre, 1935)
* ''
Pseudanthias nobilis''
( V. Franz, 1910)
* ''
Pseudanthias olivaceus''
( J. E. Randall & McCosker, 1982)
* ''
Pseudanthias oumati''
J. T. Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2013 (Saffron anthias)
[Williams, J.T., Delrieu-Trottin, E. & Planes, S. (2013): Two new fish species of the subfamily Anthiinae (Perciformes, Serranidae) from the Marquesas. ''Zootaxa, 3647 (1): 167–180.'']
* ''
Pseudanthias parvirostris''
( J. E. Randall & Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1981) (Sunset anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias pascalus''
( D. S. Jordan & S. Tanaka (I), 1927) (Amethyst anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias pictilis''
( J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1978) (Painted anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias pillai''
Heemstra & Akhilesh, 2012
* ''
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia''
Bleeker, 1857 (Square-spot fairy basslet)
* ''
Pseudanthias privitera''
J. E. Randall & Pyle
Pyle () is a village and community (and electoral ward) in Bridgend county borough, Wales. This large village is served by the A48 road, and lies less than one mile from Junction 37 of the M4 motorway, and is therefore only a half-hour journ ...
, 2001
* ''
Pseudanthias pulcherrimus''
( Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1986) (Resplendent goldie)
* ''
Pseudanthias randalli''
(Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
& G. R. Allen, 1978) (Randall's fairy basslet)
* ''
Pseudanthias regalis''
( J. E. Randall & Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1981)
* ''
Pseudanthias rubrizonatus''
( J. E. Randall, 1983) (Red-belted anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias rubrolineatus''
( Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979)
* ''
Pseudanthias sheni''
J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1989 (Shen's basslet)
* ''
Pseudanthias smithvanizi''
( J. E. Randall & Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. With a population of 272,086 in 2024, Lubbock is the 10th-most populous city in Texas and the 84th-most populous in the United States. The city is in the ...
, 1981) (Princess anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias squamipinnis''
( W. K. H. Peters, 1855) (Sea goldie)
* ''
Pseudanthias taeniatus''
( Klunzinger, 1884)
* ''
Pseudanthias taira''
E. J. Schmidt, 1931
* ''
Pseudanthias thompsoni''
( Fowler, 1923) (Hawaiian anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias timanoa''
Victor, Antoine Teitelbaum & J. E. Randall[Victor, Benjamin C., Teitelbaum, Antoine, & Randall, John E. (2020). Pseudanthias timanoa, a new fairy basslet from New Caledonia, South Pacific (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 36, 6–15. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4050419]
* ''
Pseudanthias townsendi''
( Boulenger, 1897) (Townsend's anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias tuka''
Herre & H. R. Montalban, 1927 (Yellowstriped fairy basslet)
* ''
Pseudanthias unimarginatus''
J. E. Randall, 2011
* ''
Pseudanthias venator''
Snyder, 1911
* ''
Pseudanthias ventralis''
( J. E. Randall, 1979) (longfin anthias)
* ''
Pseudanthias vizagensis ''
( Muddula Krishna Naranji & Govinda Rao Velamala, 2017)
* ''
Pseudanthias xanthomaculatus''
( Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979)
File:Bartlett's anthias Pseudanthias bartlettorum.jpg, '' Pseudanthias bartlettorum''
File:Pseudanthias bimaculatus.jpg, '' Pseudanthias bimaculatus''
File:Pseudanthias dispar.jpg, ''Pseudanthias dispar''
File:Threadfin anthias male.jpg, '' Pseudanthias huchtii''
File:Pseudanthias marcia.jpg, ''Pseudanthias marcia''
File:Anthias cola de lira (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), parque nacional Ras Muhammad, Egipto, 2022-03-28, DD 98.jpg, '' Pseudanthias squamipinnis''
File:Pseudanthias Taeniatus.jpg, ''Pseudanthias taeniatus''
File:Pseudanthias tuka.jpg, ''Pseudanthias tuka''
File:Misc anthias.jpg, ''Pseudanthias tuka'' at Wakatobi National Park
Wakatobi National Park is a marine national park in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was established in 2002. The name of Wakatobi is a portmanteau of the four main Tukangbesi Islands: Wangi-wangi, Kaledupa, Tomia, and Binongko. Since 2005 t ...
References
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Anthiadidae
Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker
Marine fish genera