Redstripe Anthias

Scientific Name: Pseudanthias fasciatus
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 21cm
Identification: Female - Orange to peach; red stripe from gill cover to tail. Male - Distinguished by long tail lobes.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Most commonly in caves (may orient upside down to ceiling) of deep outer reefs and steep slopes 20-68m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Red Sea to Papua New Guinea. S.W. Japan to Palau and Great Barrier Reef.

Redfin Anthias

Scientific Name: Pseudanthias dispar
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 9.5cm
Identification: Male - Orange to yellow body, lavender to pink head and bright red dorsal fin, translucent tail.
Favourite: Form plankton-feeding aggregations 1-3m above substrate; males erect dorsal fin during courtship.
Hide-out: Upper edge of steep slopes to 15m.
Location: East Indo-Pacific - Christmas I. to Line Is. in eastern Central Pacific. S.W. Japan and Micronesia to Great Barrier Reef.

Redbar Anthias

Scientific Name: Pseudanthias rubrizonatus
Family: Anthias - Serranidae/Anthiinae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Male/Pink Variation - Peach on head gradating to pale pink on rear body; pale stripe below eye and red bar on side.
Favourite: Form clusters around coral outcroppings, sometimes in turbid.
Hide-out: Coastal and seaward reefs in 10-58m.
Location: East Indo-Asian Pacific - Andaman Sea to Solomon Is. S.W. Japan to Palau, N.W. Australia and Great Barrier Reef.