Scientific Name	Pseudanthias pascalus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Jordan & Tanaka, 1927)	Depth	5 - 60M
Chinese	厚唇擬花鱸	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	紫紅擬花鮨
Max Length	17 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	花鱸、海金魚、紅魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Okinawa
Synonyms	Anthias pascalus, Entonanthias pascalus, Mikrolabrichthys pascalus, Mirolabrichthys pascalus, Mirolabrichthys tuka, Mirolabrichthys tuka pascalus, Pseudanthias pascalis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea(Randall et al.,1990)  Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0056149. ASIZP0059582. NMMSTP00714. NTUM03737. NTUM04322. NTUM06168. NTUM07487.
Common Name	Purple queen; Amethyst anthias
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin continuing, with X,spines and 15-17 rays, the 5th to 10th almost the same length; anal fin with III spines and 7-8 rays; pelvic fin abdomen; pectoral rays 16-19; caudal fin emarginate. Lateral line continuing, lateral line scales 48-52. Body purplish white, soft rays yellowish in male.
habitats	More common at oceanic islands than on continental reefs. Occurs in large groups around coral outcrops and caves of outer reef slopes. Feeds on copepods and other planktonic crustaceans or crustacean larvae and fish eggs.
Distribution	Pacific Ocean: Bali and the Ryukyu Islands to the Tuamoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia.
Utility	Small perchlet, not commercial food species, but aquarium species.