Pseudanthias

Pseudanthias
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Pseudanthias
Bleeker, 1871
Type species
Anthias pleurotaenia
Bleeker, 1857[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Entonanthias D.S. Jordan & Tanaka, 1927
  • Franzia D.S. Jordan, & W.F. Thompson, 1914
  • Leptanthias Tanaka, 1918
  • Mirolabrichthys Herre, 1927
  • Planctanthias Fowler, 1935
  • Rosanthias Tanaka, 1917

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.[3] Fishes currently included in this genus were earlier part of the genus Anthias. Pseudanthias is the largest anthiine genus[4]

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pseudanthias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Anthiadinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
  3. ^ Randall, John E.; Allen, Gerald R.; Steene, Roger C. (1997). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 9780824818951. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
  4. ^ Leis, Jeffrey Martin; Carson-Ewart, Brooke M. (2000). The Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes: An Identification Guide to Marine Fish Larvae. BRILL. p. 371. ISBN 9004115773.