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Updated 5/5/2026
Family Anthiadidae
EAST INDO-PACIFIC / HAWAII
Xenanthias nanus
DWARF PERCHLET
A very shy fish that inhabits small crevices, dead coral, or rubble at deeper than 25 feet. Attains 1.5 inch. Oceanic islands from Cocos-Keeling & throughout Polynesia. Formerly known as Plectranthias nanus.