Pink Basslet (species: Pseudanthias hypselosoma) in Lizard Island Field Guide (Lizard Island Field Guide)
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Pseudanthias hypselosoma
Pink Basslet


©Lyle Vail: A male Pseudanthias hypselosoma at Lizard Island.

©Graham Edgar: A female Pseudanthias hypselosoma at Cobia Hole, Lizard island. Note red tips on tail lobes.

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Serranidae
Genus Pseudanthias
Species Pseudanthias hypselosoma

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 6 cm (Length of Lizard Island specimens observed so far.)
  • Up to 19 cm (length according to Allen et al (2003))

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

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References

References that assist with identification

  • Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.