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Pseudanthias

Pseudanthias mooreanus

(Herre, 1935)

Pink Anthias

Not Reef Tank Suitable

Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank

Range: Eastern and Western Central Pacific Ocean: French Polynesia.

Size: 6 inches (15 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal reef slopes where it feeds on zooplankton.

General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

    Order: Perciformes

    Suborder: Percoidei

    Family: Serranidae

    Subfamily: Anthiinae

    Genus: Pseudanthias

FYI: Shown here for identification only.

There is extremely little information available for this species.

 Pseudanthias mooreanus (Pink Anthias)
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