Hemanthias

Hemanthias is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found at rocky reefs at depths of 20 - 610 m in the tropical and subtropical East Pacific and West Atlantic.

They are red, pink and yellow, and reach 25 - 50 cm in length depending on the species.

Species
Based on FishBase, the following species are included in Hemanthias:


 * Hemanthias leptus (Longley, 1935) (Longtail bass) - West Atlantic
 * Hemanthias peruanus (Steindachner, 1875) (Splittail bass) – East Pacific
 * Hemanthias signifer (Garman, 1899) (Damsel bass)– East Pacific