Silverstreak Anthias

Scientific Name: Pseudanthias cooperi
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 14cm
Identification: Male - Red to orange to pale pink with red tail; silver-white streak below eye, red patch or bar on mid-side (may be intense or faint).
Favourite: Form small plankton-feeding aggregations.
Hide-out: Above substrate of current swept outer reefs and dropoffs in 15-60m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Samoa and Line Is. in eastern Central Pacific. S.W. Japan to Micronesia and Australia.