Cherry Anthias
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Male cherry anthias have an elongated spine in the dorsal fin.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Cherry Anthias
- Scientific name
- Sacura margaritacea
- Japanese name
- サクラダイ
- Group
- Ocean animals
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Serranidae
- Genus
- Sacura
Where the name “Cherry Anthias” comes from
It was named “sakuradai” because the male’s white markings suggest cherry blossom petals.
男鹿水族館GAOIt lives along Japan's Pacific and Sea of Japan coasts, and around Jeju Island and southern Taiwan.
How the Cherry Anthias lives
It lives on rocky reefs, from shallow to deep waters.
男鹿水族館GAOBasic data
- Range
- Ibaraki, Izu Oshima, Hachijo Island, Ogasawara Islands, Jeju, southern Taiwan, and elsewhere
Where the Cherry Anthias has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
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Names around the world
- 日本語
- サクラダイ
- 简体中文
- 珠樱鮨
- 繁體中文
- 珠斑花鱸
- Español
- Anthias Cereza
- Français
- Anthias sakura
- Português (Brasil)
- Anthias-cereja
- Русский
- Японская сакура
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- 鳥羽水族館 — サクラダイChecked: 2026-11-04
- 男鹿水族館GAO — サクラダイChecked: 2026-11-07
- 新潟市水族館 マリンピア日本海 — サクラダイChecked: 2026-11-07
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.
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