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Stocky anthias
Pseudanthias hypselosoma
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Stocky anthias
- Scientific
- Pseudanthias hypselosoma
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Maximum size
- Up to about 19 cm (total length); commonly 15 cm
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 6 to 50 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2015
Description
A stocky pink anthias whose males display intense colours, reaching about 19 cm. It lives in groups on sheltered lagoon and bay reefs.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Pseudanthias-hypselosoma.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:KeramaHDfeb.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.