Pseudanthias

Genus of fishes


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::summary Genus of fishes ::

| image = Pseudanthias pleurotaenia.jpg | image_caption = Pseudanthias pleurotaenia | taxon = Pseudanthias | authority = Bleeker, 1871 | type_species = Anthias pleurotaenia | type_species_authority = Bleeker, 1857 | synonyms = *Entonanthias D.S. Jordan & Tanaka, 1927

  • Franzia D.S. Jordan, & W.F. Thompson, 1914
  • Leptanthias Tanaka, 1918
  • Planctanthias Fowler, 1935
  • Rosanthias Tanaka, 1917 | synonyms_ref =

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 zooplankton, and are haremic. Fishes currently included in this genus were earlier part of the genus Anthias. Pseudanthias is the largest anthiine genus

Species

The following 49 species are recognized in the genus Pseudanthias:

References

References

  1. "Pseudanthias".
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  3. (1997). "Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea". University of Hawaii Press.
  4. (2000). "The Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes: An Identification Guide to Marine Fish Larvae". BRILL.
  5. "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes".
  6. Shepherd B, Pinheiro HT, Phelps TAY, Pérez-Matus A, Rocha LA (2021) Pseudanthias hangapiko, a new anthiadine serranid (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from Rapa Nui (Easter Island). ZooKeys 1054: 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1054.64508
  7. 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.''

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