Plectranthias takasei

Plectranthias takasei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. takasei
Binomial name
Plectranthias takasei
Synonyms
  • Zacallanthias sagamiensis Katayama, 1964

Plectranthias takasei, the Hinomaru perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae.

Description

This species reaches a standard length of 4.0 cm (1.6 in).[1]

Distribution and habitat

The fish is found in Japan.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Wataru Takase, who collected the type specimen and provided underwater photographs of the fish.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Gill, A.C., Tea, Y.-K. & Senou, H. (2016): Plectranthias takasei, new species of anthiadine fish from southern Japan (Teleostei: Serranidae). Zootaxa, 4205 (4): 349–356.
  2. ^ 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.


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