Species Type:
Fishes
Common Name(s):
Bicolor anthias
Size:
Bicolor anthias grow to 5 inches (13 centimeters) in length.
Diet:
These fish are carnivorous, meaning they eat only animal matter. The majority of their diet consists of zooplankton.
Range & Habitat:
In the Indo-West Pacific, bicolor anthias inhabit lagoons and areas of patch reef.
Details:
Male yellowback basslets have a violet body with yellow coloring back to the base of their tail. Females are lavender in color with a yellow back and tail fin. This fish species is hermaphroditic, meaning they experience sex change from female to male if triggered by environmental factors, such as the loss of a dominant male in the group.