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: Serranidae
Subfamilia: Anthiinae
Genus: Hemanthias
Species: H. leptus – H. peruanus – H. signifer
Name
Hemanthias Steindachner, 1875
References
Hemanthias – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Hemanthias species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Vernacular names
Hemanthias is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found at rocky reefs at depths of 20–610 m (66–2,001 ft) in the tropical and subtropical East Pacific and West Atlantic.[2]
They are red, pink and yellow, and reach 25–50 cm (9.8–19.7 in) in length depending on the species.[2]
Species
Based on FishBase, the following species are included in Hemanthias:[2]
Hemanthias leptus (Longley, 1935) (Longtail bass) - West Atlantic
Hemanthias peruanus (Steindachner, 1875) (Splittail bass) – East Pacific
Hemanthias signifer (Garman, 1899) (Damsel bass)– East Pacific
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemianthius". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Hemanthias". FishBase. December 2019 version.
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