Female, Honaunau, Hawaii, 140 feet

Female, Kaumalapau, Lana'i, 130 feet

Females, Honaunau, Hawaii, 140 feet

Female, Kaumalapau, Lana'i, 130 feet

Male, Honaunau, Hawaii, 140 feet

Male, Kaumalapau, Lana'i, 130 feet

Male, Kaumalapau, Lana'i, 130 feet

Male, Honaunau, Hawaii, 130 feet

Male, Honaunau, Hawaii, 130 feet

Female, Honaunau, Hawaii, 70 feet

Harems are uncommon along ledges exposed to current deeper than 80 feet where it feeds upon zooplankton.  Females yellow with a pink center, males multicolored.  Attains 4 inches.  Endemic to Hawai‘i.  Closely related to Pseudanthias ventralis of the Western Pacific.