Species: Anthias nicholsi, Yellowfin bass

Anthias nicholsi Firth, 1933

Yellowfin bass

Body oblong, relatively deep (depth at dorsal fin origin 34-44% of SL), elongate, compressed; head relatively long (34-40% of SL), compressed; eye large; front nostril with a short flap, no filament; front and rear nostrils close together; mouth strongly oblique, rear of top jaw exposed when mouth closed, without accessory bone above top jaw bone; canine teeth at front of mouth; teeth on center and sides of roof of mouth, central tooth patch triangular or V shaped; 40% of large fish with teeth on tongue; preopercle margin serrated above and below; 31-34 gill rakers; dorsal fin X, 14-15; anal fin III, 6-8; tail fin long, forked, tips rounded, not very long (top lobe 31-49% of SL); pelvics inserted under base of pectoral, fin long (>38% of SL); scales small, rough, 31-34 in lateral line; lateral line continuous; all of head, including top jaw bone, scaled.