Pseudanthias huchtii, the red cheek fairy basslet, threadfin anthias or Pacific basslet is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a member of the genus Pseudanthias which is part of the subfamily Anthiinae, which in turn is part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses.

The maximum recorded total length for a male is 12 centimetres (4.7 in) and for a female it is half that.

[2] Pseudanthias huchtii is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from the Maluku Islands and the Philippines east to Vanuatu, south as far the Great Barrier Reef in the Tasman Sea, as well as the Scott Reef and the Ashmore Reefs in the Timor Sea their distribution extends as far east as Palau in Micronesia.

[1] Pseudanthias huchtii is found in aggregations at drop offs around the outer crests of coral reefs.

van den Hucht of Batavia, who owned a fine collection of Moluccan fishes, and who gave specimens to Bleeker.