''Tosanoides'' 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 ...

which is part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus: * ''

Tosanoides annepatrice ''Tosanoides annepatrice'' is a species of reef fish from the subfamily Anthiinae part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. native to the Western Pacific Ocean around Palau and Micronesia and can be found in depths of 115� ...

'' Pyle, Greene, Copus &

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, 2018 (Palauan anthias) * ''

Tosanoides aphrodite ''Tosanoides aphrodite'', the Aphrodite anthias, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, from the subfamily Anthiinae part of the Family (biology), family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It was discovered in the Atlantic Ocean in 2018, t ...

'' Pinheiro, C. R. Rocha & L. A. Rocha, 2018 (Aphrodite anthias) * ''

Tosanoides bennetti ''Tosanoides bennetti'' is a species of reef fish from the subfamily Anthiinae part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses, and is known only from the Coral Sea and can be found in depths of 141–150 meters. ''Tosanoides ben ...

'' Allen & F. Walsh, 2019 (Live specimens were for the first time filmed during a 2020 research project in the Coral Sea by Australian scientists.) * ''

Tosanoides filamentosus ''Tosanoides filamentosus'' is a species of reef fish from the subfamily Anthiinae part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. native to the northwest Pacific Ocean around Japan and can be found in depths of 50–60 meters. ' ...

'' Kamohara, 1953 * ''

Tosanoides flavofasciatus ''Tosanoides flavofasciatus'' (Japanese: キシマハナダイ) is a species of reef fish native to the Pacific Ocean, specifically Sagami Bay and the Tonga-Kermadec Ridge The Tonga-Kermadec Ridge is an oceanic ridge in the south-west Pacific O ...

Katayama is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Entertainers *, Japanese stage actress *, Japanese film actress *, Japanese film actress and singer, former AKB48 member Politicians *, Japanese-born member of the American Communi ...

Masuda is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on August 1, 1952. As of December 2021, the city has a population of 44,976. As of December 2019, the city has a population of 46,209. As of March 2017, the city has a popula ...

, 1980 * '' Tosanoides obama'' Pyle, Greene &

Kosaki Kosaki is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piątnica, within Łomża County, Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship or Podlasie Province ( pl, Województwo podlaskie, ) is a voivodeship (province) in northeastern Poland ...

, 2016

References

Marine fish genera Anthiinae Taxa named by Toshiji Kamohara {{Serranidae-stub