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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Anthiadidae Fairy basslets or Streamer basses

Genus: Meganthias

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4 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 30.1 cm SL
 
Meganthias carpenteri
[Yellowtop Jewelfish]

Photo by Ali Aslam

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 29.3 cm SL
Meganthias filiferus Randall & Heemstra, 2008

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Meganthias filiferus
[Filamentous anthiine]
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Max. Length 27.8 cm SL
 
Meganthias kingyo
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 37.4 cm SL
Meganthias natalensis (Fowler, 1925)

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Meganthias natalensis
[Gorgeous swallowtail]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Meganthias carpenteri Yellowtop Jewelfish Eastern Atlantic 30.1 SL 2006
Meganthias filiferus Filamentous anthiine Indian Ocean 29.3 SL 2008
Meganthias kingyo Northwest Pacific 27.8 SL 2000
Meganthias natalensis Gorgeous swallowtail Western Indian Ocean 37.4 SL 1925



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