Callanthias

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Callanthiidae
Genus: Callanthias
Species: C. allporti – C. australis – C. japonicus – C. legras – C. parini – C. platei – C. ruber – C. splendens
Name

Callanthias Lowe, 1839

Type species: Callanthias paradisaeus Lowe, 1839

References

Anderson, W. D. Jr., Johnson, G. D. & Baldwin, C. C., 2015: Review of the Splendid Perches, Callanthias (Percoidei: Callanthiidae). Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 105 (3); American Philosophical Society Press, Philadelphia. (ISBN 9781606180532)

Lowe, R.T. 1839. A supplement to a synopsis of the fishes of Madeira. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1839 (7): 76–92. [Also in Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 4: 405–424; Trans. Zool. Soc. London 3, 1849: 1–20; Isis (Oken) 1844: 759–764.] BHL Reference page.

Links

Callanthias and its species (including synonyms) in Catalog of Fishes, Eschmeyer, W.N., Fricke, R. & van der Laan, R. (eds.) 2022. Catalog of Fishes electronic version.
Callanthias species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 08/2021.
Callanthias – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
English: Splendid Perches

Callanthias is a genus of splendid perches primarily found in subtropical parts of the Pacific Ocean, but C. allporti just barely penetrates the southeast Indian Ocean, C. legras is found in the southeast Atlantic, and C. ruber is found in the northeast Atlantic, including the Mediterranean.[1] They are found over rocky reefs at depths of 20–500 m (66–1,640 ft).

They are brightly marked in orange, pink, yellow and blue, and reach 18–60 cm (7.1–23.6 in) depending on the species involved.[1]
Species

Despite being in separate families, some Callanthias have been included in the genus Anthias in the past. There are currently 7 recognized species in this genus:[2]

Callanthias allporti Günther, 1876 (Southern splendid perch)
Callanthias australis J. D. Ogilby, 1899 (Magnificent splendid perch)
Callanthias japonicus V. Franz, 1910 (Japanese splendid perch)
Callanthias legras J. L. B. Smith, 1948 (Atlantic splendid perch)
Callanthias parini W. D. Anderson & G. D. Johnson, 1984 (Nazca splendid perch)
Callanthias platei Steindachner, 1898 (Juan Fernández splendid perch)
Callanthias ruber (Rafinesque, 1810) (Parrot seaperch)

References

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). Species of Callanthias in FishBase. October 2015 version.
Anderson, W.D.Jr., Johnson, G.D. & Baldwin, C.C. (2015): Review of the Splendid Perches, Callanthias (Percoidei: Callanthiidae). Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, 105 (3): 1-126.