Hemanthias

Hemanthias is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. 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.[2]

Hemanthias
Hemanthias leptus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Anthiinae
Genus: Hemanthias
Steindachner, 1875
Type species
Anthias (Hemianthius) peruanus
Steindachner, 1875[1]
Species

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They are red, pink and yellow, and reach 25–50 cm (9.8–19.7 in) in length depending on the species.[2]

Species

Based on FishBase, the following species are included in Hemanthias:[2]

  • Hemanthias leptus (Longley, 1935) (Longtail bass) - West Atlantic
  • Hemanthias peruanus (Steindachner, 1875) (Splittail bass) – East Pacific
  • Hemanthias signifer (Garman, 1899) (Damsel bass)– East Pacific

References
  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemianthius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Hemanthias in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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