The Cherry Sakura Anthias (Sacura margaritacea) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Cherry Anthias, Sakura Anthias or in Japan; Sakuradai, is a rare deep-water species of marine anthias native to the Northwest Pacific Ocean, the coastal waters of Japan and a unique population farther south. Cherry Sakura Anthias range extends across Eastern Asia […]

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Ignitus Anthias (Pseudanthias ignitus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Flame Anthias, Flame Basslet, Flame Fairy Basslet, Flame Fairy Anthias, and Indian Flame Anthias are found in the eastern Indian and far western edge of the Pacific Ocean. The range of the Flame Anthias extends into the Maldives, the Andaman Islands, the Similan […]

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Squarespot Anthias (Pseudanthias pleurotaenia) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Pink Square Anthias, Mirror Basslet or Squarespot Fairy Basslet is found throughout Indonesia, Micronesia and Samoa. Its range in the Pacific Ocean extends from Indonesia to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and the Rowley Shoals in the eastern Indian […]

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Purple Queen Anthias (Pseudanthias tuka) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as Queen Purple Anthias, Amethyst Anthias, or Sailfin Anthias are Native to the Indian and Western Pacific Oceans. Its range extends from Mauritius, Maldives in the Indian Ocean; to the Philippines, Indonesia, Palau, Solomon Islands, Fiji, and Society Islands in the Western and Central […]

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The Sunburst Anthias (Serranocirrhitus latus) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Fathead Sunburst Anthias and Square Block Anthias are native to the Western Pacific Ocean. Its range is quite broad, stretching from the islands of southern Japan down to the northern coast of Australia It extends as far north as Taiwan and the […]

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Lyretail Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Scalefin Anthias, Squamipinnis Anthias, Sea Goldie, and Orange Fairy Basslet is found throughout Indo-Pacific waters, from the Red Sea to the East Coast of Africa all the way to the outer islands of Polynesia in the Central Pacific. Lyretail Anthias are generally found […]

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The Dispar Anthias (Pseudanthias dispar) known to tropical fish keeping enthiusiasts as the Redfin Anthias, Lyretail Anthias, Peach Anthias, Nemanthias Lyretail, or Madder Seaperch, is widely distributed throughout the tropical Indo Pacific. Its range extends from the Red Sea and Christmas Island in the east Indian Ocean to the Line Islands, north to the Yaeyama […]

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The Bartlett’s Anthias (Pseudanthias bartlettorum) known to tropical fish keeping enthusiasts as the Bartlett’s Fairy Bass is found in the western Pacific Ocean and ranges from Palau, Kosrae in the Caroline Islands, Kwajalein in the Marshall Islands, Nauru and Tabuaeran in Kiribati and Tonga. The Bartlett’s Anthias is normally encountered in areas with strong currents […]

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The Blotched Anthias (Odontanthias borbonius) known to tropical fish keeping enthsiasts as the Borbonius Lyretail Anthias, Borbonius Anthias, or Blotchy Anthias is a rare deep water species that is native to the Western Indian Ocean; specificially around the Mauritius and Réunion islands. Blothched Anthias are are often found in loose groups or schools in the […]

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