Pseudanthias is a genus of colourful reef fishes of the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses.
They are found in the Indo-Pacific.
The species belonging to this genus have a diet consisting of zooplankton, and are haremic.
[3] Fishes currently included in this genus were earlier part of the genus Anthias.
Pseudanthias is the largest anthiine genus[4] These are the 66 currently recognized species in this genus: