''Odontanthias'' is a

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of marine

ray-finned fish Actinopterygii (; ), members of which are known as ray-finned fishes, is a class of bony fish. They comprise over 50% of living vertebrate species. The ray-finned fishes are so called because their fins are webs of skin supported by bony or hor ...

in the

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Anthiinae Anthias are members of the family Serranidae and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Anthias make up a sizeable portion of the population of pink, orange, and yellow reef fishes seen swarming in most coral reef photography and film. The name Anthi ...

and

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Serranidae The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species in 65 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers (subfamily Epinephelinae). Although many species are small, in some case ...

. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to in

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, and are brightly marked with pink and yellow. They are found at rocky

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s in deep water, mainly below .Anderson, W.D.Jr. & García-Moliner, G. (2012): A new species of ''Odontanthias'' Bleeker (Perciformes: Serranidae: Anthiinae) from Mona Passage off Puerto Rico, the first record of the genus from the Atlantic Ocean. ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 18 (1): 25-30.''White, W.T. (2011)
''Odontanthias randalli'' n. sp., a new anthiine fish (Serranidae: Anthiinae) from Indonesia.
''Zootaxa, 3015: 21–28.'' The genus is almost entirely restricted to the

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; ''O. cauoh'' of the

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and ''O. hensleyi'' of the

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are the only species known from outside the Indo-PacificCarvalho-Filho, A., Macena, B.C.L. & Nunes, D.M. (2016): A new species of Anthiadinae (Teleostei: Serranidae) from São Pedro and São Paulo Archipelago, Brazil, Equatorial Atlantic. ''Zootaxa, 4139 (4): 585–592.'' and evidence indicates that the latter belongs in ''

Anthias Anthias are members of the family Serranidae and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Anthias make up a sizeable portion of the population of pink, orange, and yellow reef fishes seen swarming in most coral reef photography and film. The name Anthi ...

''.William D. Anderson, Jr., Carole C. Baldwin, Alfredo Carvalho-Filho and Teodoro Vaske Júnior (2017). Redescription of the Jeweled Gemfish, Anthias asperilinguis (Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with comments on its ontogeny, phylogeny, and ecology. Aqua 23(3): 73-95.

Species

There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: * '' Odontanthias borbonius'' (

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, 1828) (Checked swallowtail) * ''

Odontanthias caudicinctus ''Odontanthias'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae and family Serranidae. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to in standard length, and are brightly marked with pink and yellow. They are found at rocky re ...

'' ( Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1986) (Black-blotch swallowtail) * ''

Odontanthias cauoh ''Odontanthias'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae and family Serranidae. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to in standard length, and are brightly marked with pink and yellow. They are found at rocky re ...

'' Carvalho-Filho, Macena &

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, 2016 (Red jewelfish) * '' Odontanthias chrysostictus'' ( Günther, 1872) (Yellowspots swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias dorsomaculatus'' M. Katayama & Yamamoto, 1986 (Saya de Malha jewelfish) * ''

Odontanthias elizabethae ''Odontanthias'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae and family Serranidae. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to in standard length, and are brightly marked with pink and yellow. They are found at rocky re ...

'' Fowler, 1923 (Elizabeth's swallowtail) * ''

Odontanthias flagris ''Odontanthias'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae and family Serranidae. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to in standard length, and are brightly marked with pink and yellow. They are found at rocky re ...

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& Araga, 1975 (Threadfin swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias fuscipinnis'' ( O. P. Jenkins, 1901) (Hawaiian jewelfish) * '' Odontanthias grahami'' J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 2006 (Graham's swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias hensleyi'' W. D. Anderson & García-Moliner, 2012 (Puerto Rico swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias katayamai'' ( J. E. Randall, Maugé & Plessis, 1979) (Katayama's swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias randalli''

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, 2011 (Lombok swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias rhodopeplus'' ( Günther, 1872) (Rose swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias tapui'' ( J. E. Randall, Maugé & Plessis, 1979) (Polynesian swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias unimaculatus'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1917) (Unimaculate swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias wassi'' J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 2006 (Wass's swallowtail)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2572728 Anthiinae Taxa named by Pieter Bleeker