Threadtail anthias

The threadtail anthias (Tosana niwae) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, an anthias from the subfamily Anthiinae part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is the only member of the genus Tosana. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Japan to the South China Sea in deep coastal waters over sandy-muddy substrates.[3]

Threadtail anthias
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Tosana
H.M. Smith & Pope, 1906[1]
Species:
T. niwae
Binomial name
Tosana niwae
H.M. Smith & Pope, 1906[2]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Tosana". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Tosana niwae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2019). "Tosana niwae" in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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