Plectranthias whiteheadi, Whitehead's basslet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Western Pacific. Little is known about this relatively small species which maximum length is about 7.8 cm SL.[2]
| Plectranthias whiteheadi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. whiteheadi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plectranthias whiteheadi Randall, 1980
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| Synonyms | |
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Plectranthias chungchowensis S. C. Shen & Lin, 1984 | |
IUCN has evaluated Plectranthias chungchowensis,[1] but this species, described as endemic to Taiwan, is a junior synonym of P. whiteheadi.[2]
Size edit
This species reaches a length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).[2]
Etymology edit
The fish is namedin honor of ichthyologist Peter J. P. Whitehead (1930-1993), of the British Museum of Natural History.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Roberts, C. (1996). "Plectranthias chungchowensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17604A7182421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17604A7182421.en. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Plectranthias whiteheadi" in FishBase. July 2012 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 4): Suborder SERRANOIDEI: Families SERRANIDAE and ANTHIADIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187.
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