Sea goldie
Amazing fact
When sea goldies spawn, the male takes a posture as though wrapping around the female.
葛西臨海水族園
No sign-up needed. You can save notes on this device.
An illustration based on the real animal.
A little discovery to share.
When sea goldies spawn, the male takes a posture as though wrapping around the female.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Sea goldie
- Scientific name
- Pseudanthias squamipinnis
- Japanese name
- キンギョハナダイ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Serranidae
- Genus
- Pseudanthias
An anthias that lives in schools on rocky and coral reefs in warm seas, eating small plankton carried by the current.
It forms harems of many orange females with reddish-purple males. Larger females change into males.
How the Sea goldie lives
They spawn from spring through autumn. Around nightfall, a male and female swim together toward the surface. A male pairs with different females to spawn repeatedly.
葛西臨海水族園Basic data
- Size
- Total length: 10 cm
- Diet
- Small plankton, crustaceans, and other foods
- Range
- Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean, and Red Sea
Where the Sea goldie has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- キンギョハナダイ
- 简体中文
- 丝鳍拟花鮨
- 繁體中文
- 絲鰭擬花鮨
- 한국어
- 금강바리
- Español
- Anthias Naranja de Coral
- Français
- Anthias à queue de lyre
- Deutsch
- Juwelen-Fahnenbarsch
- Português (Brasil)
- Anthias-dourado
- Italiano
- Anthias coda a lira
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Gombing kencana
- ไทย
- ปลาทองทะเล
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 葛西臨海水族園 — キンギョハナダイChecked: 2026-11-03
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Sea goldie, look for this
- You may see a male swimming in a zigzag to court a female.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
葛西臨海水族園EXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Sea goldie
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Kanto
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
RELATIVES
Others in Serranidae
MORE TO MEET
