Can anyone id this anthias

[SAreefer]

So it's been bothering me the whole day today, can anyone id this anthias

 

[copps]

Pseudanthias connelli?

 

[The Reef Expert]

Borbonius x connelli. My suggestion is not a joke.

 

[SAreefer]

This was not locally caught, it was caught in bali, the connelli doesnt seem to fit 100%

 

[kinlayan]

whatever it is , it is beautiful did you get more than one? can we see a picture of it in the water ?

 

[AquaKnight]

Random guess. Pseudanthias hutomoi?

 

[euod]

Look at the teeth on that, no worry about its appetite.

 

[H.Tanaka]

Pseudanthias leucozonus

Pseudanthias leucozonus

Unbelievable ! :hmm1:

It is a young male of Pseudanthias leucozonus.

The species is just restricted to southern Japan; Izu Peninsula to Izu Islands only !

As far as I know NO Japanese aquarist has tried it yet !

 

[SAreefer]

Thank you H. Tanaka for the id.

The funny thing is my friend caught it off the coast of east java

 

[H.Tanaka]

Unbelievable again. East of Java ? If it is true this might be a new one close to leucozonus. More photos especially of fins & rays in detail ? Hiroyuki

 

[ser_renely]

nice fish...put it back in the water!

 

[Dante_JoseCuerv]

Wow, that's an awesome looking anthias!!!

 

[SAreefer]

Unbelievable again. East of Java ? If it is true this might be a new one close to leucozonus. More photos especially of fins & rays in detail ? Hiroyuki

The fish isnt in our country yet, as soon as it is I'll get a few more pics for you

 

[copps]

Wow... I thought you got that locally from your post. I informed the great Jack Randall about this fish and sent him pics and he too thinks it's a color variant of the Japanese Pseudanthias leucozonus. Tell your buddy in Bali to send the next ones to science and he may have Pseudanthias buddyi (swapping your buddy's name for buddy)

 

[SAreefer]

lol, I'll inform him, I believe the fish should be in our country by now. My friend is a fellow south african he just spent a few weeks in bali diving with the collectors(although I think he went to visit some ladyboys). Will try and get a few more pics of it

 

[Yurivd]

that is a good looking anthia
Is your frend the boss of sams (i think that is the only lfs than import in cpt)

 

[Yurivd]

i have asked the guy to get me a school when i get them i will put up sum photos