Holanthias is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fishes in the family Anthiadidae. The two species are restricted to fairly deep reefs in the Southeast Atlantic.[2] Both reach a length of about 22 cm (8.7 in).[2]
Species
In the past this genus included more species, but these have now been moved to other genera; Meganthias, Odontanthias and Pronotogrammus. Based on FishBase, the following two species are currently included in Holanthias:[2]
- Holanthias caudalis Trunov, 1976 – Ascension
- Holanthias fronticinctus (Günther, 1868) (St Helena sea perch) – Saint Helena
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Holanthias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Holanthias". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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