Nemanthias

Nemanthias
Nemanthias carberryi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Anthiadidae
Genus:	Nemanthias J.L.B. Smith, 1954
Type species
Nemanthias carberryi J.L.B. Smith, 1954

Nemanthias is a genus of colourful reef fishes of the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found in the Indo-Pacific. The species belonging to this genus have a diet consisting of zooplankton, and are haremic. ^[1]

Species

These are six recognized species ^[2] in this genus:

• Nemanthias carberryi (J. L. B. Smith, 1954)
• Nemanthias bicolor (Randall, 1979)
• Nemanthias regalis (J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1981)
• Nemanthias dispar (Herre, 1955) (Peach fairy basslet)
• Nemanthias bartlettorum (J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1981) (Bartletts' anthias)
• Nemanthias ignitus (J. E. Randall & Lubbock, 1981) (Flame anthias)

References

1. Randall, John E.; Allen, Gerald R.; Steene, Roger C. (1997). Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN   9780824818951 . Retrieved 4 November 2017.
2. Gill, A.C., 2022. Revised definitions of the anthiadine fish genera Mirolabrichthys Herre and Nemanthias Smith, with description of a new genus (Teleostei: Serranidae). Zootaxa 5092(1):041-066.