Scientific Name: Pseudanthias pictilis
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 13.5cm
Identification: Male - Reddish lavender; violet bar edged with orange below middle of soft dorsal fin, pale oval-shaped mark on tail.
Favourite: Form mid-water aggregations.
Hide-out: Above seaward reef slopes in 20-40m.
Location: Southwest Pacific - S. Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia and Lord Howe I.
Painted Anthias
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.
Luzon Anthias
Scientific Name: Pseudanthias luzonensis
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 14.5cm
Identification: Male - Peach to pinkish with reddish snout; red to orange band across nape divides into three narrow wavy stripes to tail, wide red margin on tail. Female - Pale peach without distinctive markings.
Hide-out: Outer reef slopes in 20-60m.
Location: West Pacific - Indonesia and Philippines to Fiji. Taiwan to Palau and Great Barrier Reef.
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