| Hemanthias | |
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| Hemanthias leptus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Hemanthias Steindachner, 1875 |
| Type species | |
| Anthias (Hemianthius) peruanus Steindachner, 1875 | |
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Hemanthias is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae. They are found at rocky reefs at depths of 20–610 m (66–2,001 ft) in the tropical and subtropical East Pacific and West Atlantic.
They are red, pink and yellow, and reach 25–50 cm (9.8–19.7 in) in length depending on the species.
Species
Based on FishBase, the following species are included in Hemanthias:
- Hemanthias leptus (Longley, 1935) (Longtail bass) - West Atlantic
- Hemanthias peruanus (Steindachner, 1875) (Splittail bass) – East Pacific
- Hemanthias signifer (Garman, 1899) (Damsel bass)– East Pacific
References
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemianthius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hemanthias". FishBase. December 2019 version.
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