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Threadfin Anthias
Pseudanthias huchtii (Bleeker, 1857)
A Threadfin Anthias at Murray Island, Solomon Islands. Image courtesy of Image Quest 3-D. View larger image
The image shows a male Threadfin Anthias. It has a distinctive colour pattern and an elongated third dorsal fin spine and caudal fin lobes. Males have a prominent orange stripe from the eye to the middle of the pectoral fin. They also have a wide maroon band on the outer margin of the pelvic fin. Females and juveniles are greenish-yellow.
The Threadfin Anthias occurs from the Philippines through to the northern Great Barrier Reef and east to Vanuatu. It is often seen in aggregations above dropoffs on outer reef crests. Females greatly outnumber males.
This species grows to 12cm in length.
Further Reading
- Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Western Australian Museum. Pp. 292.
- Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. New Holland. Pp. 433.
- Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R & R.C. Steene. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Crawford House Press. Pp. 557.
