Orange fish with a Pink band across the body and elongated fins.

Red belted anthias

Pseudanthias rubrizonatus
Where at Shedd?
Wild Reef
Diet Zooplankton
Size Length: Up to 4.7 inches (12 cm)
Type Fishes
Range Around coral heads and rubble patches in the West-Central Pacific Ocean
Habitat Tricolor anthias live in large groups around isolated coral heads and rubble patches

Did you know?

  1. These fish form groups of one dominant male and several females called harems.
  2. Just like their close relatives - groupers- they start their lives as females and will become males as the need arises.
  3. Male anthias are more colorful than the females and use their spectacular colors to attract mates.

IUCN Red List Conservation Status