Pseudanthias hypselosoma

Pseudanthias hypselosoma is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the genus Pseudanthias which is part of the subfamily Anthiinae, which in turn is part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. It is an Indo-Pacific species which is found from the Maldives to Samoa, north to the Ryukyu Islands and south to the Great Barrier Reef. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 19 cm (7.5 in) in length.^[2]

Pseudanthias hypselosoma
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Anthiadidae
Genus:	Pseudanthias
Species:	P. hypselosoma
Binomial name
Pseudanthias hypselosoma (Bleeker, 1878)
Synonyms[2]
Anthias hypselosoma (Bleeker, 1878) Anthias truncatus Katayama & H. Masuda, 1983 Pseudanthias truncatus (Katayama & Masuda, 1983)