Pseudanthias ventralis
| Longfin anthias[1] | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Pseudanthias |
| Species: | P. ventralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudanthias ventralis (Randall, 1979) | |
The longfin anthias (Pseudanthias ventralis) is a small, colorful species of fish in the subfamily Anthiinae. It is found at reefs at depths of 26–120 m (85–394 ft) in the Pacific, ranging from the Ogasawara Islands in north to the Great Barrier Reef in south, and east to the Pitcairn Islands.[2]
It reaches 7 cm (2.8 in) in length and is pink and yellow (with blue edging to the fins in the male), but there are distinct geographic variations and some prefer to treat the Hawaiian populations as a separate species, P. hawaiiensis (instead of a subspecies, P. ventralis hawaiiensis).[2][3][4]
It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade, but it is a difficult species to maintain.
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Pseudanthias ventralis ventralis" in FishBase. May 2012 version.
- 1 2 Randall, J. E. (2005). Reef and Shore Fishes of the South Pacific. ISBN 0-8248-2698-1
- ↑ Randall, J. E. (2007). Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. ISBN 1-929054-03-3
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Pseudanthias ventralis hawaiiensis" in FishBase. May 2012 version.
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