| Callanthias | |
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| Callanthias japonicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Callanthiidae |
| Genus: | Callanthias R. T. Lowe, 1839 |
| Type species | |
| Callanthias paradisaeus Lowe, 1839
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Callanthias is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Callanthiidae. These fishes are primarily found in subtropical parts of the Pacific Ocean, with one species marginally in the Indian Ocean and two species in the eastern Atlantic Ocean.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Callanthiidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 October 2023.