Scientific Name	Pseudanthias bicolor   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Randall, 1979)	Depth	5 - 68M
Chinese	雙色擬花鮨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	雙色擬花鮨
Max Length	13 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	花鱸、海金魚、紅魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon、Coral&Sand	Holotype Locality	Waianae coast off Pokai Bay, Oahu I., Hawaiian Is., U.S.A., 33.5 m
Synonyms	Anthias bicolor, Mirolabrichthys bicolor
Reference	Randall, J. E. 1979 Randall, J. E., G. R. Allen etc. 1990 Ho, L.-T., K.-T. Shao, J.-P. Chen etc. 1993 陳正平, 邵廣昭, 詹榮桂, 郭人維, 陳靜怡 2010
Specimen List	ASIZP0074890.
Common Name	Bicolor anthias; Fairy bass
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with X spines ＆ 16-18 soft rays, the second and third spine elongated as fila mont in male, only third one; anal fin with III spines ＆ 7-8 soft rays; Rectoral fin rays19-21; caudal fin lunate. Body upper half yellowish orange, lower half purplish red. Male has two yellow-tipped filaments heading the dorsal fin that are used for display.
habitats	Relatively uncommon inhabitant of lagoon patch reefs and outer reef slopes. Found in deep coastal to outer reef slopes, in current prone areas. It occurs in small groups above coral outcrops or near crevices or ledges.
Distribution	Indo-Pacific: Mauritius to the Hawaiian and Line islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Loyalty Islands; Marshall and Caroline islands in Micronesia.
Utility	Small perchlet, not commercial food species, ornate color feed as aquarium species.