Pseudanthias squamipinnis

The Golden Jewel Anthias is also known as the Sea Goldie, the Lyretail Coralfish, Lyretail Anthias and Scalefin Anthias. It is a small species of colorful fish and shows marked sexual differences. Females are smaller than males at 7 cm length, and are orange/gold in color. Males are up to 15 cm and are fuschia in color. The male also has an elongated third ray of the dorsal fin, a red patch on the pectoral fin and elongated margins of the tail ends. They are protogenous hermaphrodytes and begin life as female, but in the absense of a male, a female is induced to become male, a sex reversal process which takes 2-4 weeks.