''Odontanthias'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

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

standard length Fish measurement is the measuring of individual fish and various parts of their anatomies. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology. Overall length * Standard length (SL) is the length of a fish m ...

, and are brightly marked with pink and yellow. They are found at rocky reefs 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 Saint Peter and Saint Paul Archipelago 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''.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 ''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 ...

'' ( Valenciennes, 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 ''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 ...

'' ( Günther, 1872) (Yellowspots swallowtail) * ''

Odontanthias dorsomaculatus ''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 ...

'' M. Katayama &

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, 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 ...

'' Yoshino & Araga, 1975 (Threadfin swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias fuscipinnis'' ( O. P. Jenkins, 1901) (Hawaiian jewelfish) * ''

Odontanthias grahami ''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 ...

'' J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 2006 (Graham's swallowtail) * ''

Odontanthias hensleyi ''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 rock ...

'' W. D. Anderson & García-Moliner, 2012 (Puerto Rico swallowtail) * '' Odontanthias katayamai'' ( J. E. Randall, Maugé & Plessis, 1979) (Katayama's swallowtail) * ''

Odontanthias randalli ''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 rock ...

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, 2011 (Lombok swallowtail) * ''

Odontanthias rhodopeplus ''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 ...

'' ( Günther, 1872) (Rose swallowtail) * ''

Odontanthias tapui ''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 ...

'' ( J. E. Randall, Maugé & Plessis, 1979) (Polynesian swallowtail) * ''

Odontanthias unimaculatus ''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 rock ...

'' ( S. Tanaka (I), 1917) (Unimaculate swallowtail) * ''

Odontanthias wassi ''Odontanthias'' is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily (biology), subfamily Anthiinae and family (biology), family Serranidae. Depending on the exact species, they reach up to in standard length, and are brightly marked with pink ...

'' J. E. Randall & Heemstra, 2006 (Wass's swallowtail)

References

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