Biology:Plectranthias alleni
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Short description: Species of fish
| Plectranthias alleni | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. alleni
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| Binomial name | |
| Plectranthias alleni J. E. Randall, 1980
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Plectranthias alleni, also known as Allen's perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the eastern Indian Ocean.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen (b. 1942), of the Western Australia Museum in Perth, who provided the type specimens to the author knowing that the species was an undescribed one.[4]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T. (2022). "Plectranthias alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022: e.T214366359A214366361. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-2.RLTS.T214366359A214366361.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/214366359/214366361. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ↑ Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Plectranthias alleni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ↑ "Order PERCIFORMES (part 4): Suborder SERRANOIDEI: Families SERRANIDAE and ANTHIADIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/perciformes4/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2223671 entry
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