''Tosanoides annepatrice'' is a species of

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in 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 ...

. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean around Palau and Micronesia and can be found in depths of 115–150 meters.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Anne Patrice Greene, the second author's mother.

Description

''Tosanoides annepatrice'' reaches a

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of 6.9 centimeters.

References

annepatrice Taxa named by Richard Pyle Taxa named by Brian Greene Taxa named by Joshua M. Copus Taxa named by John Ernest Randall Fish described in 2018 Fish of the Pacific Ocean {{Anthiadidae-stub