Olive Anthias

Scientific Name: Pseudanthias olivaceus
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: Male - Olive to dark gray; yellow spots on scales of lower body may align to form bars, yellow stripe behind eye.
Favourite: Form small plankton-feeding aggregations.
Hide-out: Around rock and coral formations of seaward reefs to 34m.
Location: Central Pacific - Cook, Austral and Phoenix Is. to French Polynesia and Line Is.