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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Anthiadidae Fairy basslets or Streamer basses

Genus: Pseudanthias

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15 species
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Photo by Koch, R.J.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Pseudanthias bimaculatus (Smith, 1955)

Photo by Photo by Koch, R.J.
 
Pseudanthias bimaculatus
[Two-spot basslet]

Photo by Yang, N.-S.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL
Pseudanthias cichlops (Bleeker, 1853)

Photo by Photo by Yang, N.-S.
 
Pseudanthias cichlops
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Photo by Polack, D.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Pseudanthias cooperi (Regan, 1902)

Photo by Photo by Polack, D.
 
Pseudanthias cooperi
[Red-bar anthias]

Photo by Alvheim, O.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.7 cm SL
Pseudanthias emma Gill & Psomadakis, 2018

Photo by Photo by Alvheim, O.
 
Pseudanthias emma
[Emma's basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Pseudanthias fasciatus (Kamohara, 1955)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias fasciatus
[One-stripe anthias]
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Max. Length 7.9 cm SL

 
Pseudanthias georgei
[George's basslet]

Photo by Adams, M.J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Pseudanthias hypselosoma Bleeker, 1878

Photo by Photo by Adams, M.J.
 
Pseudanthias hypselosoma
[Stocky anthias]

Photo by Allen, G.R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm TL
Pseudanthias ignitus (Randall & Lubbock, 1981)

Photo by Photo by Allen, G.R.
 
Pseudanthias ignitus
[Flame anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Pseudanthias lunulatus (Kotthaus, 1973)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias lunulatus
[Lunate goldie]

Photo by Koya, S. / K.V. Akhilesh

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.9 cm SL
Pseudanthias pillai Heemstra & Akhilesh, 2012

Photo by Photo by Koya, S. / K.V. Akhilesh
 
Pseudanthias pillai
[Pillai’s anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia (Bleeker, 1857)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
[Square-spot fairy basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7 cm SL
Pseudanthias pulcherrimus (Heemstra & Randall, 1986)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias pulcherrimus
[Resplendent goldie]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Pseudanthias rubrizonatus (Randall, 1983)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias rubrizonatus
[Red-belted anthias]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10.5 cm SL
Pseudanthias sheni Randall & Allen, 1989

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Pseudanthias sheni
[Shen's basslet]

Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Pseudanthias squamipinnis (Peters, 1855)

Photo by Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey
 
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
[Sea goldie]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Pseudanthias bimaculatus Two-spot basslet Indo-West Pacific 14 TL 1955
Pseudanthias cichlops Western Pacific 9.5 SL 1853
Pseudanthias cooperi Red-bar anthias Indo-Pacific 14 TL 1902
Pseudanthias emma Emma's basslet Eastern Indian Ocean 10.7 SL 2018
Pseudanthias fasciatus One-stripe anthias Indo-Pacific 21 TL 1955
Pseudanthias georgei George's basslet Eastern Indian Ocean 7.9 SL 1976
Pseudanthias hypselosoma Stocky anthias Indo-Pacific 19 TL 1878
Pseudanthias ignitus Flame anthias Indo-West Pacific 9 TL 1981
Pseudanthias lunulatus Lunate goldie Indo-West Pacific 8 SL 1973
Pseudanthias pillai Pillai’s anthias Indian Ocean 11.9 SL 2012
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia Square-spot fairy basslet Pacific Ocean 20 TL 1857
Pseudanthias pulcherrimus Resplendent goldie Western Indian Ocean 7 SL 1986
Pseudanthias rubrizonatus Red-belted anthias Western Pacific 12 TL 1983
Pseudanthias sheni Shen's basslet Eastern Indian Ocean 10.5 SL 1989
Pseudanthias squamipinnis Sea goldie Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1855



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