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Red-cheeked fairy basslet (Pseudanthias huchtii)
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Red-cheeked fairy basslet (Pseudanthias huchtii) specimen
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Anthiadidae

Red-cheeked fairy basslet

Pseudanthias huchtii

Twelve Centimeters Seabass of the Pacific Ocean

  • Red
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Pseudanthias huchtii, the red cheek fairy basslet, threadfin anthias or Pacific basslet is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the genus Pseudanthias which is part of the subfamily Anthiinae, which in turn is part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It comes from the Western Central Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.

Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Central Pacific: Moluccas and the Philippines to Vanuatu, south to the Great Barrier Reef; Palau in Micronesia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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