Rabaulichthys
# Rabaulichthys

Rabaulichthys is a genus of fish in the family Serranidae with four species, ranging sizes from 6 to 6.4 cm long, all of which are found in areas including the Western Central Pacific, Western Pacific, Northwest Pacific, and Western Indian Ocean.

## Etymology

The genus is named after the town of Rabaul in New Britain, Papua New Guinea, which is best known as the site of a 1942 battle between Japanese and Allied forces in WW2.

## Species

* Rabaulichthys altipinnis Allen, 1984 (Sailfin anthias)
* Rabaulichthys squirei Randall & Walsh, 2010
* Rabaulichthys stigmaticus Randall & Pyle, 1989 (Spotfin anthias)
* Rabaulichthys suzukii Masuda & Randall, 2001
