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Rare Fish | Odontanthias fuscipinnis

This gorgeous pair of Yellow Hawaiian Deepwater Anthias, Odontanthias fuscipinnis, made their way to Japan via Blue Harbor. Apparently these 15cm and 13cm specimens have decided to “pair up”, or as Mr. Koji Wada has said, “fall in love”. These fish command a serious price tag, besides the Waikiki aquarium I am unaware of any other [...]

This gorgeous pair of Yellow Hawaiian Deepwater Anthias, Odontanthias fuscipinnis, made their way to Japan via Blue Harbor. Apparently these 15cm and 13cm specimens have decided to “pair up”, or as Mr. Koji Wada has said, “fall in love”. These fish command a serious price tag, besides the Waikiki aquarium I am unaware of any other specimens in the U.S.

I love the “tough guy” look these fish and the Holanthias (Odontanthias) genus have. Here is a juvenile specimen owned by Mr. Wantanabe, one of the top Japanese collectors. Not be ignored are the pair of Earlei Wrasses (Cirrhilabrus earlei ) at the far right. Mr. Wantanabe also owns the Venustus x Multifasciatus Hybrid!

Photos by Koji Wada.

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  • November 10, 2008
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6 Comments

  1. Jake Adams
    November 10, 2008 at 12:35 pm | Permalink

    Its hard to beat a fully colored borbonius but I am sure these guys are gorgeous in their own way. How about some more info on the earli wrasses?

  2. Richard
    November 10, 2008 at 12:59 pm | Permalink

    they really looks like my borbonius pair, but i love their color!

  3. TAKA
    November 12, 2008 at 12:18 am | Permalink

    I just checked the price of the pair. It is about $9,000.

  4. eric michael
    November 12, 2008 at 11:01 am | Permalink

    Jake I’ve got nothing on those specific wrasses shown. A few here in the US were lucky enough to get some when Twilight was still running.

    Taka, so does that mean you’ll be buying both? ;)

  5. Jason Anthia Junkie
    February 19, 2009 at 11:57 am | Permalink

    Where can I get a pair in the states?

  6. eric michael
    February 19, 2009 at 12:08 pm | Permalink

    @Jason, They are collected in Hawaii in very deep waters. There’s a chance they will make their way here…. but for a pair it will be just shy of $10K.

    You’ll need to fight off of the Japanese, they love these Anthias and receive nearly all that are collected. I’d suggest asking your favorite shops for a very special order :)

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    May 28, 2009 at 7:01 am

    [...] beautiful Hawaiian endemic,  Holanthias fuscipinnis has recently seen semi-regular collection, with most headed off to Asia to top paying collectors. [...]

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