Plectranthias fourmanoiri
Species of fish
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Plectranthias fourmanoiri, the doublespot perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.[2]
| Plectranthias fourmanoiri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. fourmanoiri |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectranthias fourmanoiri J. E. Randall, 1980 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 4.7 cm (1.9 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Pierre Fourmanoir (1924–2007), the FAO Regional Fisheries Officer, in Madagascar, who obtained a specimen of this fish and realized that it was a new species.[4]
