The authors present a taxonomic review of the Atlantic and eastern Pacific members of the serranid subfamily Anthiinae, providing a much-needed survey of an important group of fishes. This monologue builds upon the literature with the results of examinations of large numbers of museum specimens and a few observations made on living animals.

The book includes a small color insert of select figures.

William D. Anderson, Jr. is with the Grice Marine Biological Laboratory, College of Charleston, in South Carolina. Phillip C. Heemstra is with the South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity, Republic of South Africa.