Princess anthias

The Princess anthias lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 6 - 70 m , usually 6 - 70 m environment.

Rarely seen in the aquarium trade the Princess Anthias is pink with numerous yellow spots and a red stripe down the back. Be sure to jump on them fast when available as they sell quickly. More

The Princess Anthias is usually found along drop-offs in deep water, but at Lama Shoal it can be found on the reef top. There is a good photograph of this species in the FeBrina lounge area. More

We’re sorry but this Princess Anthias (Trio) was sold on 08/05/2009 at 7:15 PM Central. Please feel free to view our other Diver’s Den® items below. What you see is what you get (WYSIWYG) for your aquarium. These are photographs of actual specimens available now. More

Common names

ïten-hanagoi in Japanese (日本語)
Ôten-hanagoi in Japanese (日本語)
Princess anthias in English
Princess basslet in English
Scribbled basslet in English
Smithvaniz' fairy basslet in English
史氏拟花鮨 in Mandarin Chinese
史氏擬花鮨 in Mandarin Chinese
斯氏奇唇魚 in Mandarin Chinese
斯氏奇唇鱼 in Mandarin Chinese

Picture of Pseudanthias smithvanizi has been licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial.
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Order : Perciformes
Family : Serranidae
Genus : Pseudanthias
Species : Pseudanthias smithvanizi
Authority : Randall & Lubbock,1981