Plectranthias gardineri

Plectranthias gardineri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Anthiadidae
Genus:	Plectranthias
Species:	P. gardineri
Binomial name
Plectranthias gardineri (Regan, 1908)
Synonyms
Xenanthias gardineri Regan, 1908

Plectranthias gardineri is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946), who led an expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, during which the type specimen was collected.[4]

References

1. Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Borsa, P., Carpenter, K.E., Jiddawi, N., Obota, C. & Yahya, S. (2018). "Plectranthias gardineri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T117008661A117008878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T117008661A117008878.en. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
2. Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101–187.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectranthias gardineri". FishBase. February 2015 version.
4. 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.