Pseudanthias is a genus of colourful reef fishes of the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found in the Indo-Pacific. The species belonging to this genus have a diet consisting of zooplankton, and are haremic. Fishes currently included in this genus were earlier part of the genus Anthias. Pseudanthias is the largest anthiine genus
Species
The following 49 species are recognized in the genus Pseudanthias:
- Pseudanthias bimaculatus <small>(J. L. B. Smith, 1955)</small> (Two-spot basslet)
- Pseudanthias calloura <small>H. Ida & Sakaue, 2001</small> (Aurora anthias)
- Pseudanthias caudalis <small>Kamohara & Katayama, 1959</small>
- Pseudanthias charleneae <small>G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008</small> (Charlene's anthias)
- Pseudanthias cheirospilos <small>(Bleeker 1857)</small>
- Pseudanthias cichlops <small>(Bleeker, 1853)</small>
- Pseudanthias connelli <small>(Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1986)</small> (Harlequin goldie)
- Pseudanthias conspicuus <small>(Heemstra, 1973)</small>
- Pseudanthias cooperi <small>(Regan, 1902)</small> (Red-bar anthias)
- Pseudanthias elongatus <small>(V. Franz, 1910)</small>
- Pseudanthias emma <small>Gill & Psomadakis 2018</small>
- Pseudanthias engelhardi <small>(G. R. Allen & Starck, 1982)</small> (Orangebar anthias)
- Pseudanthias fasciatus <small>(Kamohara, 1955)</small> (One-stripe anthias)
- Pseudanthias flavicauda <small>J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001</small>
- Pseudanthias fucinus <small>(J. E. Randall & S. Ralston, 1985)</small>
- Pseudanthias georgei <small>(G. R. Allen, 1976)</small> (George's basslet)
- Pseudanthias gibbosus <small>(Klunzinger 1884)</small>
- Pseudanthias hangapiko <small>Shepherd, Pinheiro, Tyler A. Y. Phelps, Alejandro Pérez-Matus, L. A. Rocha- 2021</small> (Hanga Piko anthias)
- Pseudanthias heemstrai <small>Schuhmacher, Krupp & J. E. Randall, 1989</small> (Orangehead anthias)
- Pseudanthias hiva <small>J. E. Randall & Pyle, 2001</small>
- Pseudanthias huchtii <small>(Bleeker, 1857)</small> (Red-cheeked fairy basslet)
- Pseudanthias hutomoi <small>(G. R. Allen & Burhanuddin, 1976)</small> (Hutomo's anthias)
- Pseudanthias hypselosoma <small>Bleeker, 1878</small> (Stocky anthias)
- Pseudanthias leucozonus <small>(Katayama & H. Masuda, 1982)</small>
- Pseudanthias lunulatus <small>(Kotthaus, 1973)</small> (Lunate goldie)
- Pseudanthias luzonensis <small>(Katayama & H. Masuda, 1983)</small> (Yellowlined anthias)
- Pseudanthias manadensis <small>(Bleeker, 1856)</small>
- Pseudanthias marcia <small>J. E. Randall & J. P. Hoover, 1993</small> (Marcia's anthias)
- Pseudanthias mica <small>G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2012</small> (Mica's anthias)
- Pseudanthias mooreanus <small>(Herre, 1935)</small>
- Pseudanthias nobilis <small>(V. Franz, 1910)</small>
- Pseudanthias olivaceus <small>(J. E. Randall & McCosker, 1982)</small>
- Pseudanthias oumati <small>J. T. Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2013</small> (Saffron anthias)
- Pseudanthias paralourgus <small>Gill, Pogonoski, Johnson & Tea 2021</small>
- Pseudanthias pictilis <small>(J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1978)</small> (Painted anthias)
- Pseudanthias pillai <small>Heemstra & Akhilesh, 2012</small>
- Pseudanthias pleurotaenia <small>Bleeker, 1857</small> (Square-spot fairy basslet)
- Pseudanthias pulcherrimus <small>(Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1986)</small> (Resplendent goldie)
- Pseudanthias randalli <small>(Lubbock & G. R. Allen, 1978)</small> (Randall's fairy basslet)
- Pseudanthias rubrizonatus <small>(J. E. Randall, 1983)</small> (Red-belted anthias)
- Pseudanthias rubrolineatus <small>(Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979)</small>
- Pseudanthias sheni <small>J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 1989</small> (Shen's basslet)
- Pseudanthias squamipinnis <small>(W. K. H. Peters, 1855)</small> (Sea goldie)
- Pseudanthias taeniatus <small>(Klunzinger, 1884)</small>
- Pseudanthias taira <small>E. J. Schmidt, 1931</small>
- Pseudanthias tequila <small>Gill, Tea & Senou 2017</small>
- Pseudanthias thompsoni <small>(Fowler, 1923)</small> (Hawaiian anthias)
- Pseudanthias townsendi <small>(Boulenger, 1897)</small> (Townsend's anthias)
- Pseudanthias venator <small>Snyder, 1911</small>
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