Pseudanthias huchtii

• Common Names
• Description
• Biology
• Taxonomy
• Similar Species
• Bibliography
• More Info
• Notes

Common Names

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Description

Family Serranidae

Distribution: Tropical and temperate oceans. Some enter freshwater . Operculum bearing 3 spines - a main spine with one below and one above it. Lateral line complete and continuous, not reaching onto caudal fin (lacking in one species). Dorsal fin may be notched , with 7-12 spines. Three spines on anal fin. Caudal fin usually rounded , truncate , or lunate ; rarely forked . Tip of maxilla exposed even with mouth closed . No scaly axillary pelvic process . One spine on pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Branchiostegal rays usually 7. Vertebrae 24-26. Monoecious with some functional hermaphrodites ; groupers are protogynous hermaphrodites. Anthiinae are mostly small colorful planktivores feeding primarily on tiny crustaceans and fish eggs . They change sex from females to a few dominant males. Despite their attractive colors they need zooplankton as food and are thus not well suited for aquariums . Groupers attain up to 3 m maximum length and weights of up to 400 kg . They are bottom-dwelling predators and highly commercial food fish . Groupers are hardy aquarium fish, but grow rapidly. Grammistinae get their name from a bitter tasting skin toxin , grammistin, which can kill other animals in an aquarium. They feed on crustaceans and fishes .The family Serranidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) and the Order Perciformes. It contains 62 genera and 449 species. It may be found in Marine , Brackish , and Freshwater environments and is primarily Marine. Many members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are nonguarders. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Eocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Latin, serranus = derived from saw, fish saw. 1803

Habitat

Occurs singly or in small groups around coral outcrops of clear outer reef slopes .

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Biology

Behavior

Males are territorial and haremic (Ref. 9710).

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

1. Anthias huchtii Bleeker, 1857
2. Anthias mortoni Macleay, 1883
3. Pseudanthias huchti (Bleeker, 1857)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Heemstra P.C., Data last modified by FishBase 12-Dec-1995

Similar Species

Members of the genus Pseudanthias

There are approximately 71 species in this genus:

P. cooperi · P. squamipinnis · P. squamipinnis · P. cooperi · P. hypselosoma · P. albofasciatus · P. aurulentus · P. bartlettorum (Bartlett's Anthias) · P. bicolor (Bicolor Anthias) · P. bimaculatus (Purple Goldie) · P. caesiopercula · P. calloura (Aurora Anthias) · P. carlsoni · P. caudalis · P. cichlops (Nusa Penida Basslet) · P. connelli (Harlequin Goldie) · P. conspicuus · P. cooperi (Red Basslet) · P. dispar (Fairy Basslet) · P. elongatus · P. engelhardi (Orangebar Anthias) · P. evansi (Goldback Anthias) · P. fasciatus (One-Stripe Anthias) · P. flavicauda · P. flavoguttatus (Red-Saddled Basslet) · P. fucinus · P. georgei · P. gnomus · P. hawaiiensis · P. heemstrai (Orangehead Anthias) · P. hiva · P. huchtii (Hucht's Sea Perch) · P. hutomoi (Four-Spot Basslet) · P. hypselosoma (Pink Basslet) · P. ignitus (Flame Anthias) · P. kashiwae (Silver-Streak Goldie) · P. leucozonus · P. lori (Lori's Anthias) · P. lunulatus (Lunate Goldie) · P. luzonensis (Luzon Anthias) · P. manadensis · P. marcia (Marcia's Anthias) · P. mooreanus · P. nobilis · P. olivaceus · P. parvirostris (Short-Snout Basslet) · P. pascalus (Amethyst Anthias) · P. pictilis (Painted Anthias) · P. pleurotaenia (Mirror Basslet) · P. privitera · P. pulcherrimus (Resplendent Goldie) · P. purcherrimus · P. randalli (Randall's Anthias) · P. regalis · P. rubrizonatus (Red-Band Basslet) · P. rubrolineatus · P. sheni · P. smithvanizi (Princess Anthias) · P. sp · P. squamipinnis (Goldie) · P. taeniatus · P. taira · P. thompsoni (Fairy Bass) · P. townsendi (Townsend's Anthias) · P. truncatus · P. tuka (Purple Anthias) · P. venator · P. ventralis subsp. ventralis · P. ventralis hawaiiensis · P. ventralis ventralis (Longfin Anthias) · P. xanthomaculatus

Bibliography

• Kailola, P.J. (1987). The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. II Scorpaenidae to Callionymidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea.
• Kuiter, R. H. (1992). Tropical reef-fishes of the western Pacific Indonesia and adjacent waters. Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta. 314 p.
• Myers, R.F. (1991). Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
• Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley (1989). Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
• Tshibwabwa, S.M. 1997 Systématique des espèces africaines du genre Labeo (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) dans les régions icthyogéographiques de Basse-Guinée et du Congo I. Presses Universitaires de Namur, Namur, 302 p., Thèse de Doctorat.

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Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed April 20, 2007.
• FishBase 2006.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
• Heemstra, Phillip C. (from FishBase).
• MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 2008.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

• FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
• Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: Northern Barrier Marine Life (OBIS Australia)
• OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
• Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2500101
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-26190
• Fishbase Species ID: 6567
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 112486
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 643360
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 122038

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