Threadfin Anthias

Scientific Name: Pseudanthias huchti
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: Male - Lavender-gray to yellowish gray; bright red stripe from eye to pectoral fin base, red border on ventral fins; long 3rd dorsal spine.
Favourite: Solitary or form small plankton-feeding groups.
Hide-out: Around outcroppings of clear outer reef slopes in 4-20m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Is, Vanuatu and Great Barrier Reef.