Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Purple Queen Anthias
Pseudanthias pascalus
Purple Queen Anthias
Category: Anthias
Scientific Name: Pseudanthias pascalus
Size: Up to 7 in. (17 cm)  
Depth: 15-200 ft. (5-60 m)
Distribution: Great Barrier Reef, Micronesia, French Polynesia, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Percoidei (Suborder)
       └Anthiadidae (Family)
        └Pseudanthias (Genus)
         └P. pascalus (Species)

Groupers & Snappers
Anthias

Purple Queen Anthias



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