Goldie

Callanthias legras

Red backed perchlet along southern African shores

Yellow
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Fusiform
Medium
Tropical fish

Callanthias legars, the goldie or African splendid perch, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Callanthiidae. This species is found in the southeastern Atlantic Ocean off southern Africa.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Callanthiidae
Genus: Callanthias
Maximum length: 25 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: Southeast Atlantic: Namibia (Ref. 27121 ) and from Dassen Island (off western Cape Province) to Natal in South Africa.

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