Plectranthias winniensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Anthiadidae |
Genus: | Plectranthias |
Species: | P. winniensis |
Binomial name | |
Plectranthias winniensis (J. C. Tyler, 1966) | |
Synonyms | |
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Plectranthias winniensis, also known as the redblotch basslet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Indo-Pacific. From the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto and Pitcairn Islands, and then south to the Great Barrier Reef and the Austral Islands.
Size
This species reaches a length of 4.0 cm (1.6 in).
Etymology
The fish is named after a place: Winnie's, which the original author described it as a "most pleasant place on the island of Mahé in the Seychelles".
References
- Williams, J.T., Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Plectranthias winniensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69588992A69592482. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69588992A69592482.en. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectranthias winniensis". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- 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.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Plectranthias winniensis |
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