Threadfin anthias
Nemanthias carberryi
- Usual depth10–30 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
The threadfin anthias is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae, native to the western Indian Ocean. It is found at depths of 10–30 meters on coral reefs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Threadfin anthias”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 42 records
- May: 8 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 8 records
- September: 11 records
- October: 13 records
- November: 21 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–30 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Photos
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), uploaded by Georgina Jones · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Ewout Knoester, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
no rights reserved · CC0 1.0 · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Threadfin anthias, threadfin anthias, Threadfin Basslet
Names in 3 more languages
- Spanish
- Anthias Cola de Hilo
- French
- Anthias à queue délicate
- Simplified Chinese
- 卡氏絲鰭花鮨
Other scientific names: Emmelanthias stigmapteron, Nemanthias carberry
Similar species
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Barber PerchCaesioperca rasor
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 143 open-data records from 1952 to 2023.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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