Plectranthias whiteheadi
Species of fish
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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 | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. whiteheadi |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectranthias whiteheadi Randall, 1980 | |
| 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
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]
