Holanthias
Holanthias is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fishes in the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. 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]
| Holanthias | |
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| Holanthias fronticinctus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Anthiinae |
| Genus: | Holanthias Günther, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Anthias fronticinctus Günther, 1868[1] | |
| Species | |
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2, see text | |
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
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References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Holanthias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Holanthias in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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