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Odontanthias
Odontanthias is a genus of fish in the subfamily Anthiadinae and family Serranidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Depending on the exact species, they reach 10–21 cm (3.9–8.3 in) in maximum length. They are found at rocky reefs in deep water, mainly below 100 m (330 ft).
16 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 16 known species
Checked Swallowtail
speciesOdontanthias borbonius
Odontanthias unimaculatus
speciesOdontanthias unimaculatus
Katayama's swallowtail
speciesOdontanthias katayamai
Odontanthias chrysostictus
speciesOdontanthias chrysostictus
Hawaiian Deep Anthias
speciesOdontanthias fuscipinnis
Odontanthias rhodopeplus
speciesOdontanthias rhodopeplus
Blackblotch Swallowtail
speciesOdontanthias caudicinctus
Perumal's swallowtail
speciesOdontanthias perumali
Saya de Malha anthias
speciesOdontanthias dorsomaculatus
Odontanthias elizabethae
speciesOdontanthias elizabethae
Odontanthias flagris
speciesOdontanthias flagris
Odontanthias randalli
speciesOdontanthias randalli
Pretty Swallowtail
speciesOdontanthias wassi
New Caledonia swallowtail
speciesOdontanthias xanthomaculatus
Vairao swallowtail
speciesOdontanthias tapui
Saint Paul's Anthias
speciesOdontanthias cauoh
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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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 90401.