marine goldfish
Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Anthias anthias, male
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Open encyclopedia reference
Anthias anthias, the swallowtail sea perch or marine goldfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Anthiadidae. It is native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea where it is associated with reefs. It is found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Anthias anthias; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T05:05:17.244236+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Anthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Name authority
- (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common name
- marine goldfish
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Anthiadidae
- Genus
- Anthias
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderPercoidei
- familyAnthiadidae Poey, 1861
- genusAnthias Bloch, 1792
- speciesAnthias anthias (Linnaeus, 1758)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Anthias. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| swallowtail bassAnthias woodsi Anderson & Heemstra, 1980 | AnthiadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anthias oculatus Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828 | AnthiadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anthias zonatus Cuvier & Valenciennes | AnthiadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anthias cyprinoides (Katayama & Amaoka, 1986) | AnthiadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anthias noeli Anderson & Baldwin, 2000 | AnthiadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anthias menezesi Anderson & Heemstra, 1980 | AnthiadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| yellowfin bassAnthias nicholsi Firth, 1933 | AnthiadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anthias asperilinguis Günther, 1859 | AnthiadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Anthias helenensis Katayama & Amaoka, 1986 | AnthiadidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Aylopon canariensis Guichenot, 1868 Guichenot, 1868 | synonym |
| Labrus anthias Linnaeus, 1758 Linnaeus, 1758 | synonym |
| Serranus anthias (Linnaeus, 1758) (Linnaeus, 1758) | synonym |
| Anthias sacer Bloch, 1792 Bloch, 1792 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127031 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5VCVF. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.