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Red-bar anthias
Pseudanthias cooperi
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Red-bar anthias
- Scientific
- Pseudanthias cooperi
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 14 cm (total length); commonly 12 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 10 to 91 m (usually 10 to 60 m)
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A pink to red anthias; males develop a crimson bar on the middle of the side. It reaches about 14 cm and forms loose groups along current-swept drop-offs, usually deeper than 20 m.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pseudanthias-cooperi.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:KashiwaHDbhire.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.