Choranthias
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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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.[2]
| Choranthias | |
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| Choranthias tenuis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Choranthias Anderson & Heemstra, 2012 |
| Type species | |
| Anthias tenuis | |
Species
There are two species classified within the genus Choranthias:[3]
- Choranthias salmopunctatus (Lubbock & A.J. Edwards, 1981) (Salmon-spotted jewelfish)
- Choranthias tenuis (Nichols, 1902) (Threadnose bass)
