Threadfin anthias | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Subfamily: | Anthiinae |
Genus: | Nemanthias J.L.B. Smith, 1954 |
Species: | N. carberryi
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Binomial name | |
Nemanthias carberryi J.L.B. Smith, 1954[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
Emmelanthias stigmapteron J.L.B. Smith, 1955 |
Nemanthias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is a monotypic genus containing the single species Nemanthias carberryi, the threadfin anthias, which is native to the western Indian Ocean. It is found at depths of 10–30 meters on coral reefs.[2]