Tosanoides Explained

Tosanoides is a genus of marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae which is part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. They are found in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:^{[1] [2] [3]}

• Tosanoides annepatrice Pyle, Greene, Copus & Randall, 2018
• Tosanoides aphrodite Pinheiro, C. R. Rocha & L. A. Rocha, 2018 (Aphrodite anthias)
• Tosanoides bennetti Allen & F. Walsh, 2019 (Live specimens were for the first time filmed during a 2020 research project in the Coral Sea by Australian scientists.^[4])
• Tosanoides filamentosus Kamohara, 1953
• Tosanoides flavofasciatus Katayama & Masuda, 1980
• Tosanoides obama Pyle, Greene & Kosaki, 2016

Notes and References

1. Pyle. Richard L.. Greene. Brian D.. Kosaki. Randall K.. Tosanoides obama, a new basslet (Perciformes, Percoidei, Serranidae) from deep coral reefs in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. ZooKeys. 2016. 641. 165–181. 10.3897/zookeys.641.11500. 5240353. 28138296 . 2016ZooK..641..165P . free .
2. Pyle . R.L. . Greene . B.D. . Copus . J.M. . Randall . J.E. . 2018 . Tosanoides annepatrice, A New Basslet from Deep Coral Reefs in Micronesia (Perciformes, Percoidei, Serranidae) . ZooKeys . 786 . 139–153 . 10.3897/zookeys.786.28421 . 30310352 . 6177527 . 2018ZooK..786..139P . free .
3. Allen . G.R. . Walsh . F. . 2019 . Tosanoides bennetti, a new species of anthiadiine fish (Pisces: Serranidae) from the Coral Sea, Australia . Aqua . 25 . 1. 25–34 .
4. Web site: Coral Sea's deep-water reef secrets revealed as pandemic sees research ship redeployed. Michael . Slezak . ABC . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 18 June 2020 . 18 June 2020.