Species: Anthias nicholsi, Yellowfin bass

D, A & pelvic yellow
body: irregular pale spots

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.
Body rosy above with yellow cast, paler below; lower head with bright yellow stripe that runs to pelvic fins, side of head with 2 yellow stripes; iris blue; fins except pectoral (clear) are yellow.
Reaches 12.5 cm
Rocky and coral bottoms at 55-440 m.
Nova Scotia to to northern Brazil.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore Only
- Inshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom + water column
- Near Bottom
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- Reef only
- Rocks
- Water column
- Corals
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Planktivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Zooplankton
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- West Atlantic Endemic
- All species.
- Greater Caribbean non-endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Extends South of GC
- GC non-endemic
- Continent
- All species..
- Continent only
- Also in Brazil
- Extends North of GC
- Extends N + S of GC
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- Temperate (>35N)
- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 12.5
- Depth Range Min
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- 55
- Depth Range Max
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- 440