Anthiadidae

Aphrodite anthias

Tosanoides aphrodite

Anthiadid Fish Reaching Six Centimeters

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• South America
• Fusiform
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Tropical fish

Tosanoides aphrodite, the Aphrodite anthias, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, from the family Anthiadidae. It was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean in 2018, the only one in its genus to be discovered there. It was first identified by Luiz A. Rocha and Hudson Pinheiro, staff members of the California Academy of Sciences.