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Odontanthias

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
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Chordata

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Subfamily
  
Anthiadinae

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Odontanthias httpsreefbuilderscomfiles201502Odontanthia

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Holanthias, Luzonichthys, Plectranthias, Caprodon, Lepidoperca

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Odontanthias is a genus of fish in the subfamily Anthiadinae and family Serranidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Depending on the exact species, they reach 10–21 cm (3.9–8.3 in) in maximum length. They are found at rocky reefs in deep water, mainly below 100 m (330 ft).

Contents

Odontanthias katayamai


Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus:

  • Odontanthias borbonius (Valenciennes, 1828) (Checked swallowtail)
  • Odontanthias caudicinctus (Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1986) (Black-blotch swallowtail)
  • Odontanthias cauoh Carvalho-Filho, Macena & Nunes, 2016 (Red jewelfish)
  • Odontanthias chrysostictus (Günther, 1872)
  • Odontanthias dorsomaculatus M. Katayama & Yamamoto, 1986
  • Odontanthias elizabethae Fowler, 1923
  • Odontanthias flagris Yoshino & Araga, 1975
  • Odontanthias fuscipinnis (O. P. Jenkins, 1901) (Hawaiian jewelfish)
  • Odontanthias grahami J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 2006
  • Odontanthias hensleyi W. D. Anderson & García-Moliner, 2012
  • Odontanthias katayamai (J. E. Randall, Maugé & Plessis, 1979)
  • Odontanthias randalli W. T. White, 2011 (Lombok swallowtail)
  • Odontanthias rhodopeplus (Günther, 1872)
  • Odontanthias tapui (J. E. Randall, Maugé & Plessis, 1979)
  • Odontanthias unimaculatus (S. Tanaka (I), 1917)
  • Odontanthias wassi J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 2006
  • References

    Odontanthias Wikipedia