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.

[4] The upper body and head is mainly orange, with vivid yellow longitudinal band extending from the snout enclosing the eye and running the length of body to merge with the yellow caudal fin.

[4] Callanthias legras is found in the southeastern Atlantic and southwestern Indian Ocean off the coasts of southern Africa.

It occurs from Dassen Island in the Northern Cape Province to KwaZulu-Natal.