Anthias (genus)

Anthias
Anthias anthias
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Anthiadidae
Genus:	Anthias Bloch, 1792
Type species
Labrus anthias Linnaeus, 1758[1]
Species
see text

Anthias is a genus of colourful ray-finned fishes in the family Anthiadidae. Most species are found at deep reefs in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic, often well below depths reachable to a scuba diver. A single species, A. noeli, is found at deep reefs in the East Pacific.^[2]

They are red, pink, orange, or yellow, and the largest species reach 29 cm (11 in) in length.^[2] They typically occur in groups that feed on zooplankton.

Species

In the past, this genus included far more species, but these have now been moved to other genera, for example Callanthias, Odontanthias, and Pseudanthias. Based on FishBase, these species are currently included in Anthias:^[2]

• Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758) swallowtail sea perch
• Anthias asperilinguis Günther, 1859 jeweled gemfish
• Anthias cyprinoides (Katayama & Amaoka, 1986) Pagalu swallowtail
• Anthias helenensis Katayama & Amaoka, 1986 Saint Helena swallowtail
• Anthias menezesi Anderson & Heemstra, 1980^[3] Brazilian swallowtail
• Anthias nicholsi Firth, 1933 yellowfin bass
• Anthias noeli Anderson & Baldwin, 2000 rosy jewelfish
• Anthias woodsi Anderson & Heemstra, 1980^[3] swallowtail bass

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Anthias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Anthias". FishBase. December 2019 version.
3. Anderson, William D. Jr.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (1980). "Two New Species of Western Atlantic Anthias (Pisces: Serranidae), Redescription of A. asperilinguis and Review of Holanthias martinicensis". Copeia. 1980 (1): 72–87. doi:10.2307/1444135. JSTOR 1444135.