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Mediterranean Fairy Basslet
Anthias anthias
Anthias anthias (commonly known as the swallowtail seaperch) is a species of fish in the family Serranidae which can reach a length of about 27 cm. Its binomial name is a tautonym. They were named by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. It is a small marine fish commonly referred to as the swallowtail sea perch. The fish is commonly a bycatch (unwanted) in commercial fishing for other larger fishes.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 118672.