Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Anthiadidae Fairy basslets or Streamer basses
Genus: Sacura

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5 species

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Photo by Thomas, S.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Sacura boulengeri (Heemstra, 1973)
Photo by Thomas, S.
 
Sacura boulengeri
[Boulenger's anthias]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Sacura margaritacea (Hilgendorf, 1879)
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sacura margaritacea
Photo by Tang, C.-N.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Sacura parva Heemstra & Randall, 1979
Photo by Tang, C.-N.
 
Sacura parva
[Little fairy basslet]
Photo by Motomura, H.

Eastern Inidan Ocean
Max. Length 12.4 cm SL
Sacura sanguinea Motomura, Yoshida & Vilasri, 2017
Photo by Motomura, H.
 
Sacura sanguinea
[Andaman deepwater Anthias]
Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
Sacura speciosa Heemstra & Randall, 1979
Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Sacura speciosa


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sacura boulengeri Boulenger's anthias Western Indian Ocean 19 TL 1973
Sacura margaritacea Western Pacific 13 SL 1879
Sacura parva Little fairy basslet Western Central Pacific. 12 TL 1979
Sacura sanguinea Andaman deepwater Anthias Eastern Inidan Ocean 12.4 SL 2017
Sacura speciosa Western Central Pacific 9.6 SL 1979



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