# Compsanthias

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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}

{{Automatic taxobox
| image = PMNM-Hawaiian Longfin Anthias at Laysan-GregMcFallNOAA (26588433194).jpg
| image_caption = ''Compsanthias hawaiiensis''
| taxon = Compsanthias
| authority = Gill, 2024
| type_species =  ''Anthias ventralis''
| type_species_authority = Randall, 1979
}}

'''''Compsanthias''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of colourful reef [fish](/source/fish)es belonging to the [family](/source/Family_(taxonomy)) [Anthiadidae](/source/Anthiadidae). They are found in the [Indo-Pacific](/source/Indo-Pacific).

==Species==
These are two currently recognized species (both formerly assigned to ''[Pseudanthias](/source/Pseudanthias)'')<ref>{{cite journal | last1=Gill | first1=Anthony C. | title=Compsanthias, new genus of Pacific Anthiadidae (Teleostei) | journal=Zootaxa | date=2024 | volume=5463 | issue=3 | pages=360–374 | doi=10.11646/zootaxa.5463.3.3 | pmid=39646208 }}</ref> in this genus:
* ''[Compsanthias hawaiiensis](/source/Pseudanthias_hawaiiensis)'' <small>(Randall, 1979)</small>
* ''[Compsanthias ventralis](/source/Pseudanthias_ventralis)'' <small>(Randall, 1979)</small>

== References ==

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Category:Taxa described in 2024
Category:Anthiadidae
Category:Perciformes genera

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