Hemanthias is a genus of colourful marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found at rocky reefs at depths of 20m-610mm (70feet-2,000feetm) in the tropical and subtropical East Pacific and West Atlantic.
They are red, pink and yellow, and reach 25cm-50cmcm (10inches-20inchescm) in length depending on the species.
Based on FishBase, the following species are included in Hemanthias: