| Meganthias | |
|---|---|
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| Meganthias filiferus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Meganthias Randall & Heemstra, 2006 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Sacura natalensis | |
| Species | |
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Meganthias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the family Anthiadidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and the eastern Atlantic Ocean. [2]
The following four species are classified within the genus Meganthias: [2]
Serranidae is a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers. Although many species are small, in some cases less than 10 cm (3.9 in), the giant grouper is one of the largest bony fishes in the world, growing to 2.7 m in length and 400 kg (880 lb) in weight. Representatives of this group live in tropical and subtropical seas worldwide.
Anthias are members of the family Anthiadidae in the order Perciformes. The group has also been called Anthiidae or Anthiinae, but these names are preoccupied by a subfamily of ground beetles in the family Carabidae erected by Bonelli in 1813.
Plectranthias is a genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Pseudanthias heemstrai, the orange-headed anthias, Heemstra's anthias or redhead anthias is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the genus Pseudanthias, the subfamily Anthiinae of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is endemism to the Red Sea. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 13 cm in length.
Meganthias carpenteri, the yellowtop jewelfish or Carpenter's yellowtop jewelfish, is a pink and yellow ray-finned fish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean named after Old Dominion University marine biologist Kent E. Carpenter. It is a member of the family Anthiadidae.
Odontanthias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to 10–22 cm (3.9–8.7 in) in standard length, and are brightly marked with pink and yellow. They are found at rocky reefs in deep water, mainly below 100 m (330 ft). The genus is almost entirely restricted to the Indo-Pacific; O. cauoh of the Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago and O. hensleyi of the Caribbean are the only species known from outside the Indo-Pacific and evidence indicates that the latter belongs in Anthias.
Holanthias is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fishes in the family Anthiadidae. The two species are restricted to fairly deep reefs in the Southeast Atlantic. Both reach a length of about 22 cm (8.7 in).
Choranthias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the family Anthiadidae. The genus was erected in 2012 and the name is a compound of the Greek chora meaning "room" or "space" and anthias meaning a "seafish", a reference to the broken lateral line of this genus compared to the other genera in the family.
Baldwinella is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the family Anthiadidae. It was erected in 2012 and the name honours Carole C. Baldwin of the Division of Fishes at the National Museum of Natural History.
Plectranthias knappi is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias lasti, the trawl perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias robertsi, the filamentous perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias pallidus, pale perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias randalli, the emperor perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias xanthomaculatus is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the north-western Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias elongatus is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias elaine is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.
Plectranthias exsul is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.
Plectranthias fijiensis is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias parini, Parin's anthias, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the south-eastern Pacific Ocean.
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