Hemanthias
Hemanthias leptus
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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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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]

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

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  1. ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemianthius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Hemanthias in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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