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

Genus: Pseudanthias

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51 species (see list below)
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Photo by Koch, R.J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Pseudanthias bimaculatus (Smith, 1955)

Photo by Photo by Koch, R.J.
 
Pseudanthias bimaculatus
[Two-spot basslet]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Pseudanthias calloura
[Aurora anthias]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm SL
 
Pseudanthias caudalis
[]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Pseudanthias charleneae Allen & Erdmann, 2008

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pseudanthias charleneae
[Charlene's anthias]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Pseudanthias cichlops (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Pseudanthias cichlops
[]

Photo by Connell, A.D.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11 cm SL
Pseudanthias connelli (Heemstra & Randall, 1986)

Photo by Photo by Connell, A.D.
 
Pseudanthias connelli
[Harlequin goldie]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm TL
 
Pseudanthias conspicuus
[]

Photo by Polack, D.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Pseudanthias cooperi (Regan, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Polack, D.
 
Pseudanthias cooperi
[Red-bar anthias]

Photo by Sorita, K.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm SL
Pseudanthias elongatus (Franz, 1910)

Photo by Photo by Sorita, K.
 
Pseudanthias elongatus
[]

Photo by Alvheim, O.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Pseudanthias emma Gill & Psomadakis, 2018

Photo by Photo by Alvheim, O.
 
Pseudanthias emma
[Emma's basslet]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Pseudanthias engelhardi (Allen & Starck, 1982)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pseudanthias engelhardi
[Orangebar anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Pseudanthias fasciatus (Kamohara, 1955)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias fasciatus
[One-stripe anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Pseudanthias flavicauda Randall & Pyle, 2001

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias flavicauda
[Yellowtail anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific

Pseudanthias fucinus (Randall & Ralston, 1985)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias fucinus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Pseudanthias georgei
[George's basslet]
No picture found
 
Pseudanthias gibbosus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL
Pseudanthias hawaiiensis (Randall, 1979)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias hawaiiensis
[Hawaiian longfin anthias]

Photo by Khalaf, M.A.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Pseudanthias heemstrai Schuhmacher, Krupp & Randall, 1989

Photo by Photo by Khalaf, M.A.
 
Pseudanthias heemstrai
[Orangehead anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 10.0 cm SL
Pseudanthias hiva Randall & Pyle, 2001

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias hiva
[Hiva basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Pseudanthias huchtii (Bleeker, 1857)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias huchtii
[Red-cheeked fairy basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Pseudanthias hutomoi (Allen & Burhanuddin, 1976)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias hutomoi
[Hutomo's anthias]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Pseudanthias hypselosoma Bleeker, 1878

Photo by Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Pseudanthias hypselosoma
[Stocky anthias]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Pseudanthias ignitus (Randall & Lubbock, 1981)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pseudanthias ignitus
[Flame anthias]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm SL
 
Pseudanthias leucozonus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Pseudanthias lunulatus (Kotthaus, 1973)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias lunulatus
[Lunate goldie]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Oceania and Western Pacif
Max. Length 14.5 cm TL
Pseudanthias luzonensis (Katayama & Masuda, 1983)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias luzonensis
[Yellowlined anthias]
No picture found
 
Pseudanthias manadensis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Pseudanthias marcia Randall & Hoover, 1993

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias marcia
[Marcia's anthias]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.7 cm SL
Pseudanthias mica Allen & Erdmann, 2012

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pseudanthias mica
[Mica's anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
Pseudanthias mooreanus (Herre, 1935)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias mooreanus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudanthias nobilis
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Pseudanthias olivaceus (Randall & McCosker, 1982)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias olivaceus
[]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Pseudanthias oumati Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2013

Photo by Photo by Williams, J.T.
 
Pseudanthias oumati
[Saffron anthias]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.4 cm SL
 
Pseudanthias paralourgus
[Purple-tip Anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13.5 cm TL
Pseudanthias pictilis (Randall & Allen, 1978)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias pictilis
[Painted anthias]

Photo by Koya, S. / K.V. Akhilesh

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
Pseudanthias pillai Heemstra & Akhilesh, 2012

Photo by Photo by Koya, S. / K.V. Akhilesh
 
Pseudanthias pillai
[Pillai’s anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1857)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
[Square-spot fairy basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pseudanthias pulcherrimus (Heemstra & Randall, 1986)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias pulcherrimus
[Resplendent goldie]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 9.5 cm TL
Pseudanthias randalli (Lubbock & Allen, 1978)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias randalli
[Randall's fairy basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Pseudanthias rubrizonatus (Randall, 1983)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias rubrizonatus
[Red-belted anthias]

Photo by MNHN

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.2 cm SL
Pseudanthias rubrolineatus (Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979)

Photo by Photo by MNHN
 
Pseudanthias rubrolineatus
[Thread-tail basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
Pseudanthias sheni Randall & Allen, 1989

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias sheni
[Shen's basslet]

Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
[Sea goldie]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Pseudanthias taeniatus (Klunzinger, 1884)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias taeniatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Pseudanthias taira
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Pseudanthias tequila
[Cave anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Pseudanthias thompsoni (Fowler, 1923)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias thompsoni
[Hawaiian anthias]

Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Pseudanthias townsendi (Boulenger, 1897)

Photo by Photo by Field, R.
 
Pseudanthias townsendi
[Townsend's anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Pseudanthias venator Snyder, 1911

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias venator
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Pseudanthias ventralis (Randall, 1979)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias ventralis
[Longfin anthias]
No picture found
 
Pseudanthias xanthomaculatus
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudanthias bimaculatus Two-spot basslet Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1955
Pseudanthias calloura Aurora anthias Western Central Pacific 10 TL 2001
Pseudanthias caudalis Northwest Pacific 17 SL 1959
Pseudanthias charleneae Charlene's anthias Western Pacific 7.5 SL 2008
Pseudanthias cichlops Western Pacific 9.5 SL 1853
Pseudanthias connelli Harlequin goldie Western Indian Ocean 11 SL 1986
Pseudanthias conspicuus Indian Ocean 7.9 TL 1973
Pseudanthias cooperi Red-bar anthias Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1902
Pseudanthias elongatus Northwest Pacific 14 SL 1910
Pseudanthias emma Emma's basslet Eastern Indian Ocean 10.7 SL 2018
Pseudanthias engelhardi Orangebar anthias Western Central Pacific 10 TL 1982
Pseudanthias fasciatus One-stripe anthias Indo-Pacific 21 TL 1955
Pseudanthias flavicauda Yellowtail anthias Western Pacific 6.6 SL 2001
Pseudanthias fucinus Eastern Central Pacific 1985
Pseudanthias georgei George's basslet Eastern Indian Ocean 7.9 SL 1976
Pseudanthias gibbosus Western Indian Ocean 1884
Pseudanthias hawaiiensis Hawaiian longfin anthias Eastern Central Pacific 7.7 SL 1979
Pseudanthias heemstrai Orangehead anthias Western Indian Ocean 13 TL 1989
Pseudanthias hiva Hiva basslet Eastern Central Pacific 10.0 SL 2001
Pseudanthias huchtii Red-cheeked fairy basslet Western Central Pacific 12 TL 1857
Pseudanthias hutomoi Hutomo's anthias Western Central Pacific 12 TL 1976
Pseudanthias hypselosoma Stocky anthias Indo-Pacific 19 TL 1878
Pseudanthias ignitus Flame anthias Indo-West Pacific 9 TL 1981
Pseudanthias leucozonus Northwest Pacific 10 SL 1982
Pseudanthias lunulatus Lunate goldie Indo-West Pacific 8 SL 1973
Pseudanthias luzonensis Yellowlined anthias Oceania and Western Pacif 14.5 TL 1983
Pseudanthias manadensis Western Central Pacific 1856
Pseudanthias marcia Marcia's anthias Western Indian Ocean 16 TL 1993
Pseudanthias mica Mica's anthias Western Central Pacific 5.7 SL 2012
Pseudanthias mooreanus Eastern Central Pacific 7.2 SL 1935
Pseudanthias nobilis Northwest Pacific 1910
Pseudanthias olivaceus Pacific Ocean 12 TL 1982
Pseudanthias oumati Saffron anthias Eastern Central Pacific 5.8 SL 2013
Pseudanthias paralourgus Purple-tip Anthias Western Pacific 13.4 SL 2021
Pseudanthias pictilis Painted anthias Western Pacific 13.5 TL 1978
Pseudanthias pillai Pillai’s anthias Indian Ocean 11.9 SL 2012
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia Square-spot fairy basslet Pacific Ocean 20 TL 1857
Pseudanthias pulcherrimus Resplendent goldie Western Indian Ocean 7 SL 1986
Pseudanthias randalli Randall's fairy basslet Pacific Ocean 9.5 TL 1978
Pseudanthias rubrizonatus Red-belted anthias Western Pacific 12 TL 1983
Pseudanthias rubrolineatus Thread-tail basslet Western Central Pacific 9.2 SL 1979
Pseudanthias sheni Shen's basslet Eastern Indian Ocean 10.5 SL 1989
Pseudanthias squamipinnis Sea goldie Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1855
Pseudanthias taeniatus Western Indian Ocean 13 TL 1884
Pseudanthias taira Northwest Pacific 10 TL 1931
Pseudanthias tequila Cave anthias Northwest Pacific 5.9 SL 2017
Pseudanthias thompsoni Hawaiian anthias Pacific Ocean 22 TL 1923
Pseudanthias townsendi Townsend's anthias Western Indian Ocean 9 TL 1897
Pseudanthias venator Northwest Pacific 8.2 SL 1911
Pseudanthias ventralis Longfin anthias Pacific Ocean 7 TL 1979
Pseudanthias xanthomaculatus Western Central Pacific 1979



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