sea goldie

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Fifteen Centimeters Anthiadid Fish from Japanese Waters

Yellow
Tropical
Transcontinental
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Africa
East Asia
Oceania
Fusiform
Compressed cross-section
Medium
Tropical fish

The sea goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), also known as the orange basslet, lyretail coralfish, onestripe goldie, lyretail anthias, lyretail fairy basslet, orange fairy basslet, orange seaperch, scalefin basslet, scalefin Fairy basslet and scalefin anthias, 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 has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. It is found in the aquarium trade.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Pseudanthias
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Natal, South Africa to Niue (Ref. 37816 ), north to Japan, south to Australia. Recorded from Europa Island (MNHN 1992-0508).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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