Hemanthias

Updated on Dec 18, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Serranidae Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes		Class Actinopterygii Subfamily Anthiadinae Rank Genus

Similar Lepidoperca, Hypoplectrodes, Caprodon, Luzonichthys, Holanthias

Hemanthias is a genus of colourful fishes in the subfamily Anthiadinae. They are found at rocky reefs at depths of 20–610 m (66–2,001 ft) in the tropical and subtropical East Pacific and West Atlantic.

They are red, pink and yellow, and reach 25–50 cm (9.8–19.7 in) in length depending on the exact species.

Species

Based on FishBase, the following species are included in Hemanthias:

Streamer bass, Hemanthias aureorubens (Ginsburg, 1952) – West Atlantic

Longtail bass, Hemanthias leptus (Longley, 1935) – West Atlantic

Splittail bass, Hemanthias peruanus (Steindachner, 1875) – East Pacific

Damsel bass, Hemanthias signifer (Garman, 1899) – East Pacific

Red barbier, Hemanthias vivanus (Jordan & Swain, 1885) – West Atlantic

References

Hemanthias Wikipedia

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