Choranthias Explained

Choranthias is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the family Anthiadidae. The genus was erected in 2012 and the name is a compound of the Greek chora meaning "room" or "space" and anthias meaning a "seafish", a reference to the broken lateral line of this genus compared to the other genera in the family.^[1]

Species

There are two species classified within the genus Choranthias:

• Choranthias salmopunctatus (Lubbock & A.J. Edwards, 1981) (Salmon-spotted jewelfish)
• Choranthias tenuis (Nichols, 1902) (Threadnose bass)

Notes and References

1. William D. Anderson, Jr. . Phillip C. Heemstra . amp . 2012 . Review of Atlantic and Eastern Pacific Anthiine Fishes (Teleostei: Perciformes: Serranidae), with Descriptions of Two New Genera . Transactions of the American Philosophical Society . New Series . 102 . 2 . I-173 . 41507695 .