Red Slender Anthias

Scientific Name: Luzonichthys earlei
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 4.4cm
Identification: Red often with some dark speckling and markings on back; 2 separate dorsal fins and small mouth.
Favourite: Form plankton-feeding aggregations 1-3m above substrate, often mix with other anthias species.
Hide-out: Steep outer reef slopes in 15-205m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Maldives to Marshall Is. in Micronesia, Hawaii and Line Is. in eastern Central Pacific.