Anthiase?

[Magnus.s]

Hi,
my first idea when I saw these in Sabang, Philippines, was that they where Anthiases, but I can't find any species that fits the image... Could they be juveniles?

// Magnus;

 

[Jim Greenfield]

I vote for female threadfin anthias - Pseudanthias huchti

 

[Magnus.s]

Or maybe a female Pseudanthias pleurotaenia?

// Magnus;

 

[Jim Greenfield]

Often difficult to be precise and you may be right. Whatever it is, it looks like an immature which further complicates the issue.
At first I thought it was a juvenile of some sort of damsel and I'm not totally convinced it is not.

 

[Magnus.s]

Thanks, I think I'll leave this one unresolved....
// Magnus;