Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Pelvic fin long, its tip extending posteriorly beyond origin of anal fin; caudal fin deeply emarginate, upper lobe projecting posteriorly; body silver with a pink cast dorsally, silvery-white ventrally; a yellow line extending from snout through lower edge of eye to posterior margin of opercle; pectoral fin pink, other fins yellow (Ref. 13608).

Common Names

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Longtail bass , English , USA

Longtail bass , English , Global

Coné grand œil , French , France

Shirogane-hanadai , Japanese , Japan

長尾銀花鮨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

长尾银花鮨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Cabrilla robalo , Spanish , Mexico

Cachucho ojón , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei

Family: Anthiadidae

Genus: Hemanthias

Species: Hemanthias leptus (Ginsburg, 1952)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Biology

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Occurs over hard bottoms.

Habitat

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demersal