Pseudanthias
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Pseudanthias is a genus of colourful reef fishes of the subfamily Anthiinae
(Anthias). Fishbase
describes 61 species
belonging to this genus
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Anthiinae
Perhaps the quintessential "reef fish," anthias make up a sizeable portion of the population of pink, orange and yellow fishes seen swarming in most coral reef photography and film...
(Anthias). Fishbase
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describes 61 species
Species
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belonging to this genus
Genus
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- Pseudanthias albofasciatus, (Fowler & Bean, 1930),
- Pseudanthias aurulentus, (Randall & McCosker, 1982),
- Pseudanthias bartlettorumPseudanthias bartlettorumPseudanthias bartlettorum is a Pseudanthias fish from the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 9cm in length. It's thought to be a social creature and doesn't shy away from other fish when in tanks. It's known to hover around corals. They eat...
, (Randall & Lubbock, 1981), Bartlett's anthias - Pseudanthias bicolorPseudanthias bicolorPseudanthias bicolor is a Pseudanthias fish from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 13 cm in length.- Habitat :...
, (Randall, 1979), Bicolor anthias - Pseudanthias bimaculatusPseudanthias bimaculatusPseudanthias Bimaculatus is a tropical fish with the common names Twospot or Twinspot Anthias and Bimac Anthias. It is lesser known as the Purple Goldie.-Appearance:...
, (Smith, 1955), Two-spot basslet - Pseudanthias caesiopercula, (Whitley, 1951),
- Pseudanthias calloura, Ida & Sakaue, 2001, Aurora anthias
- Pseudanthias carlsoni, Randall & Pyle 2001
- Pseudanthias caudalis, Kamohara & Katayama 1959
- Pseudanthias charleneae, Allen & Erdmann, 2008
- Pseudanthias cichlops, (Bleeker, 1853),
- Pseudanthias connelli, (Heemstra & Randall, 1986), Harlequin goldie
- Pseudanthias conspicuus, (Heemstra, 1973),
- Pseudanthias cooperiPseudanthias cooperiPseudanthias cooperi is a Pseudanthias fish from the Indo-Pacific Ocean that occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 14cm in length....
, (Regan, 1902), Red-bar anthias - Pseudanthias dispar, (Herre, 1955), Peach fairy basslet
- Pseudanthias elongatus, (Franz, 1910),
- Pseudanthias engelhardi, (Allen & Starck, 1982), Orangebar anthias
- Pseudanthias evansi, (Smith, 1954), Yellowback anthias
- Pseudanthias fasciatus, (Kamohara, 1954), One-stripe anthias
- Pseudanthias flavicauda, Randall & Pyle 2001
- Pseudanthias flavoguttatus, (Katayama & Masuda, 1980),
- Pseudanthias fucinus, (Randall & Ralston, 1985),
- Pseudanthias georgei, (Allen, 1976),
- Pseudanthias heemstraiPseudanthias heemstraiPseudanthias heemstrai is a Pseudanthias fish from the Western Indian Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 13cm in length....
, Schuhmacher, Krupp & Randall, 1989, Orangehead anthias - Pseudanthias hiva, Randall & Pyle, 2001,
- Pseudanthias huchtiiPseudanthias huchtiiPseudanthias huchtii is a Pseudanthias fish from the Western Central Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12cm in length....
, (Bleeker, 1857), Red-cheeked fairy basslet
- Pseudanthias hutomoi, (Allen & Burhanuddin, 1976),
- Pseudanthias hypselosomaPseudanthias hypselosomaPseudanthias hypselosoma is a Pseudanthias fish from the Indo-Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 19cm in length....
, Bleeker, 1878, Stocky anthias - Pseudanthias ignitus, (Randall & Lubbock, 1981), Flame anthias
- Pseudanthias kashiwae, (Tanaka, 1918), Silver-streak goldie
- Pseudanthias leucozonus, (Katayama & Masuda, 1982),
- Pseudanthias lori, (Lubbock & Randall, 1976), Lori's anthias
- Pseudanthias lunulatus, (Kotthaus, 1973), Lunate goldie
- Pseudanthias luzonensis , (Katayama & Masuda, 1983), Yellowlined anthias
- Pseudanthias manadensis, (Bleeker, 1856),
- Pseudanthias marcia , Randall & Hoover, 1993, Marcia's anthias
- Pseudanthias mooreanus , (Herre, 1935),
- Pseudanthias nobilis , (Franz, 1910),
- Pseudanthias olivaceus , (Randall & McCosker, 1982),
- Pseudanthias parvirostris Pseudanthias parvirostrisPseudanthias parvirostris is a Pseudanthias fish from the Indo-West Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 7.5cm in length....
, (Randall & Lubbock, 1981), Sunset anthias - Pseudanthias pascalus , (Jordan & Tanaka, 1927), Amethyst anthias
- Pseudanthias pictilis , (Randall & Allen, 1978), Painted anthias
- Pseudanthias pleurotaenia Pseudanthias pleurotaeniaPseudanthias pleurotaenia is a Pseudanthias fish from the Pacific Ocean that is also known as the squarespot anthias or pink square anthias. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade and grows to a size of 20 cm in length. Males have bold coloration, with a pink squared spot on their...
, (Bleeker, 1857), Square-spot fairy basslet - Pseudanthias privitera , Randall & Pyle, 2001,
- Pseudanthias pulcherrimus , (Heemstra & Randall, 1986), Resplendent goldie
- Pseudanthias randalli , (Lubbock & Allen, 1978), Randall's fairy basslet
- Pseudanthias regalis , (Randall & Lubbock, 1981),
- Pseudanthias rubrizonatus Pseudanthias rubrizonatusPseudanthias rubrizonatus is a Pseudanthias fish from the Western Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12cm in length....
, (Randall, 1983), Red-belted anthias - Pseudanthias rubrolineatus , (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979),
- Pseudanthias sheni , Randall & Allen, 1989,
- Pseudanthias smithvanizi , (Randall & Lubbock, 1981), Princess anthias
- Pseudanthias squamipinnis , (Peters, 1855), Sea goldie Sea goldieAlso known as the lyretail coralfish, the lyretail anthias or the scalefin anthia, but may be simply known as the goldfish. The sea goldie is a common sight to scuba divers in the Indian Ocean, and is a typical representative of the subfamily of Anthiinae.-Range:The sea goldie is found in the...
- Pseudanthias taeniatus , (Klunzinger, 1884),
- Pseudanthias taira , Schmidt, 1931,
- Pseudanthias thompsoni , (Fowler, 1923), Hawaiian anthias
- Pseudanthias townsendi , (Boulenger, 1897), Townsend's anthias
- Pseudanthias truncatus , (Katayama & Masuda, 1983),
- Pseudanthias tuka , (Herre & Montalban, 1927), Yellowstriped fairy basslet
- Pseudanthias venator , Snyder, 1911,
- Pseudanthias ventralis hawaiiensis , (Randall, 1979),
- Pseudanthias ventralis ventralis , (Randall, 1979), Longfin anthias
- Pseudanthias xanthomaculatus , (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979),