Pseudanthias huchtii
Pseudanthias huchtii, the red cheek fairy basslet, threadfin anthias or Pacific basslet is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the genus Pseudanthias which is part of the subfamily Anthiinae, which in turn is part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It comes from the Western Central Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12 cm in length. Description Pseudanthis huchti is a very distinctively colour member of the genus Pseudanthias, as well as having the third dorsal fin spine and elongated caudal fin lobes. The males possess an obvious orange stripe which runs from their eye to the centre of their pectoral fin and a broad maroon band on the forward margin of the pelvic fin. The females and juveniles are greenish-yellow in colour. There are 10 s[pines in the dorsal fin and 17 soft rays while the anal fin contains 3 spines and 7 soft rays. The maximum recorded total length for a male is and for a female it is half that. Distribution Pseudanthias huchtii is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from the Maluku Islands and the Philippines east to Vanuatu,