Plectranthias whiteheadi

Plectranthias whiteheadi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Plectranthias whiteheadi
Randall, 1980
Synonyms

Plectranthias chungchowensis S. C. Shen & Lin, 1984

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]

IUCN has evaluated Plectranthias chungchowensis,[1] but this species, described as endemic to Taiwan, is a junior synonym of P. whiteheadi.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is namedin honor of ichthyologist Peter J. P. Whitehead (1930-1993), of the British Museum of Natural History.[3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectranthias whiteheadi". FishBase. July 2012 version.
  3. ^ 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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