Plectranthias takasei, the Hinomaru perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Anthiadidae |
Genus: | Plectranthias |
Species: | P. takasei
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Binomial name | |
Plectranthias takasei | |
Synonyms | |
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Description
editThis species reaches a standard length of 4.0 cm (1.6 in).[1]
Distribution and habitat
editThe fish is found in Japan.[1]
Etymology
editThe fish is named in honor of Wataru Takase, who collected the type specimen and provided underwater photographs of the fish.[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.