For the classic diffusion description of radiative transfer, the
specific intensity can be represented by a small angular deviation of
the local Planckian equilibrium. In a transparent media, the angular
anisotropy becomes strong and one has to solve the general transfer
equation. We propose a hierarchy of models that can describe the regime
that lies between those two limits. Every member of this family is
hyperbolic, flux-limited, and possesses a locally dissipated entropy.
This hierarchy also formally recovers the diffusion limit. This study
demonstrates that the two-polynomial model is already capable of
capturing strong anisotropies.