Threadtail anthias
The threadtail anthias (Tosana niwae) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, an anthias from the subfamily Anthiinae part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is the only member of the genus Tosana. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Japan to the South China Sea in deep coastal waters over sandy-muddy substrates.[3]
| Threadtail anthias | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Tosana H.M. Smith & Pope, 1906[1] |
| Species: | T. niwae |
| Binomial name | |
| Tosana niwae H.M. Smith & Pope, 1906[2] | |
References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Tosana". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Tosana niwae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). "Tosana niwae" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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