Names and classification
Other scientific names: Anthias (Mirolabrichthys) smithvanizi, Anthias smithvanizi, Mirolabrichthys smithvanizi, Pseudanthias smithvanezi, Pseudanthias smithvanizi, Pseudoanthias smithvanizi
Similar species
Hucht's fairy bassletPseudanthias huchtii
Sea goldiePseudanthias squamipinnis
- Amethyst Anthias
Mirolabrichthys pascalus
- Purple Anthias
Mirolabrichthys tuka
- Blotched Fairy Basslet
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
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).
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