Meganthias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and the eastern Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Meganthias | |
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Meganthias filiferus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Subfamily: | Anthiinae |
Genus: | Meganthias Randall & Heemstra, 2006[1] |
Type species | |
Sacura natalensis | |
Species | |
see text |
Species
editThe following four species are classified within the genus Meganthias:[2]
- Meganthias carpenteri Anderson, 2006 (Yellowtop jewelfish)
- Meganthias filiferus Randall & Heemstra, 2008 (Filamentous anthiine)
- Meganthias kingyo (Kon, Yoshino & Sakurai, 2000) (Japanese anthiine or Giant anthias)
- Meganthias natalensis (Fowler, 1925) (Gorgeous swallowtail)
References
edit- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Meganthias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Meganthias in FishBase. December 2019 version.