Meganthias carpenteri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Genus: | Meganthias |
Species: | M. carpenteri
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Binomial name | |
Meganthias carpenteri
Anderson, 2006
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Meganthias carpenteri, the yellowtop jewelfish or Carpenter's yellowtop jewelfish, [2] is a pink and yellow fish found in the eastern Atlantic Ocean named after Old Dominion University marine biologist Kent E. Carpenter. [3] Meganthias carpenteri is a member of the subfamily Anthiinae which is classified under the family Serranidae which also includes the groupers and the serranine sea basses. [4]