Hawk Anthias

Scientific Name: Serranocirrhitus latus
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 13cm
Identification: Deep pink to orangish with yellow spot on scales of upper body; large bright yellow spot on upper gill cover, yellow bands radiate from eye.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Lurk under ledges or near recesses in outer reef dropoffs in 15-70m.
Location: West Pacific - Indonesia to Fiji. S.W. Japan to Palau, Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.

Twospot Anthias

Scientific Name: Pseudanthias bimaculatus
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 9cm
Identification: Male - Shades of red or orange with lavender to purple scribble markings; 2 orange to yellow bands bordered with lavender to purple extend from eye to pectoral fin, tips of tail lobes bluish.
Favourite: Form small plankton-feeding aggregations.
Hide-out: 1-3m above reefs and steep slopes in 20-60m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - E. Africa to Java and Bali in Indonesia.

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.