''Pseudanthias'' is a

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of colourful reef

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es of the

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Anthiinae 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 ...

, part of the

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Serranidae Serranidae is a large family (biology), family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, ...

, the

grouper Groupers are a diverse group of marine ray-finned fish in the family Epinephelidae, in the order Perciformes. 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

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. The species belonging to this genus have a diet consisting of

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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 ''Pseudanthias'' is a genus of colourful reef fishes of the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found in the Indo-Pacific. The species belonging to this genus have a diet consisting of zooplan ...

'' ( J. E. Randall & McCosker, 1982) * '' Pseudanthias bartlettorum'' ( J. E. Randall &

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, 1981) (Bartletts' anthias) * '' Pseudanthias bicolor'' ( J. E. Randall, 1979) (Bicolor anthias) * '' Pseudanthias bimaculatus'' (

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, 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 &

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, 2008 (Charlene's anthias) * '' Pseudanthias cichlops'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").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'' (

, 1954) (Yellowback anthias) * '' Pseudanthias fasciatus'' ( Kamohara, 1955) (One-stripe anthias) * '' Pseudanthias flavicauda'' J. E. Randall &

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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''

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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,

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& J. E. Randall, 1989 (Orangehead anthias) * '' Pseudanthias hiva'' J. E. Randall &

, 2001 * '' Pseudanthias huchtii'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").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 Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Pseudanthias ignitus'' ( J. E. Randall &

, 1981) (Flame anthias) * '' Pseudanthias leucozonus'' ( Katayama & H. Masuda, 1982) * '' Pseudanthias lori'' (

& J. E. Randall, 1976) (Lori's anthias) * '' Pseudanthias lunulatus'' ( Kotthaus, 1973) (Lunate goldie) * '' Pseudanthias luzonensis'' ( Katayama & H. Masuda, 1983) (Yellowlined anthias) * '' Pseudanthias manadensis'' (

Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Pseudanthias marcia'' J. E. Randall & J. P. Hoover, 1993 (Marcia's anthias) * ''

Pseudanthias mica ''Pseudanthias'' is a genus of colourful reef fishes of the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the Family (biology), family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found in the Indo-Pacific. The species belonging to this genus have a diet con ...

'' G. R. Allen &

, 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 &

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, 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 &

, 1981) (Sunset anthias) * '' Pseudanthias pascalus'' (

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& S. Tanaka (I), 1927) (Amethyst anthias) * '' Pseudanthias pictilis'' ( J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1978) (Painted anthias) * '' Pseudanthias pillai'' Heemstra & Akhilesh, 2012 * ''

Pseudanthias pleurotaenia ''Pseudanthias pleurotaenia'' also known as the squarespot anthias, pink square anthias, mirror basslet or squarespot fairy basslet is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae of the Family (biology), family Serranidae, the ...

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, 2001 * '' Pseudanthias pulcherrimus'' ( Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1986) (Resplendent goldie) * '' Pseudanthias randalli'' (

& G. R. Allen, 1978) (Randall's fairy basslet) * '' Pseudanthias regalis'' ( J. E. Randall &

, 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 &

, 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. RandallVictor, 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

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References

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