''Rabaulichthys'' is a genus of

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in the family

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with four species, ranging sizes from 6 to 6.4 cm long, all of which are found in areas including the Western Central Pacific, Western Pacific, Northwest

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, and Western

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Etymology

The genus is named after the town of Rabaul in New Britain, Papua New Guinea, which is best known as the site of a 1942 battle between Japanese and Allied forces in WW2.

Species

* '' Rabaulichthys altipinnis'' Allen, 1984 (Sailfin anthias) * '' Rabaulichthys squirei'' Randall &

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, 2010 * '' Rabaulichthys stigmaticus'' Randall &

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, 1989 (Spotfin anthias) * '' Rabaulichthys suzukii''

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& Randall, 2001

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q3914164 Marine fish genera Anthiinae Taxa named by Gerald R. Allen