Splendid sea perch
The splendid sea perch (Callanthias allporti), also called the rosy perch, Allport’s groppo, Allport's perch, Southern goldie or Southern splendid perch is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callanthiidae. This fish is found off southern Australia and New Zealand. Taxonomy Callanthias allporti was first formally described in 1876 by the German-born British herpetologist and ichthyologist Albert Günther with its type locality given as Tasmania. The genus Callanthias is one of two classified in the family Callanthiidae which the 5th edition of Fishes of the World classifies in the order Spariformes. Etymology The Splendid sea perch has the specific name allporti which honours the British born lawyer and naturalist Morton Allport who presented two specimens of this species to the British Museum (Natural History). Description The splendid sea perch has its dorsal fin supported by 11 spines and 10 soft rays while the anal fin is supported by 3 spines and 10, occasionally 9, soft rays.<ref name = Anderson2015>{{cite journal |author1=Anderson, W.D.Jr. |author2=Johnson, G.D. |author3=Baldwin, C.C. |year=2015 |title=Review of the Splendid Perches, Callanthias (Percoidei: Callanthiidae). Transactions of the American Philosophical Society |volume=105 |issue=3 |pages=1-126 |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319664596_Review_of_the_splendid_perches_Callanthias_Percoidei_Callanthiidae}}</ref> The spines in the dorsal fin increase in length towards the tail.