Biology:Hemanthias
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Hemanthias | |
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| Hemanthias leptus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Anthiinae |
| Genus: | Hemanthias Steindachner, 1875 |
| Type species | |
| Anthias (Hemianthius) peruanus Steindachner, 1875[1]
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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
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Hemianthius". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=3787.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Hemanthias in FishBase. December 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q1970574 entry
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