Review of the splendid perches, Callanthias (Percoidei: Callanthiidae)
By: William D. Anderson, Jr., Grice Marine Biological Laboratory, College of Charleston, 205 Fort Johnson, Charleston, South Carolina ; G. David Johnson and Carole C. Baldwin, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian, Institution, Washington, D.C.
Contributors: Johnson, G. David; Baldwin, Carole C.
Series: Transactions of the American Philosophical Society -- volume 105, part 3
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
ISBN-13: 9781606180532
Subjects: Perch
Description: The splendid perches, Callanthias, make up one of two genera in the marine perciform family Callanthiidae. The seven species of these brightly colored, often stunning, planktivorous fishes are found in moderately deep waters, most commonly around rocky reefs and pinnacles. As suggested by their scientific name, they show some resemblance to members of the unrelated serranid subfamily Anthiinae. The authors' initial interest in the splendid perches emanated not only from their spectacular coloration but from specific features of their morphology and their bearing on possible relationships to other perciform fishes. -- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.