Biology:Plectranthias foresti
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| Plectranthias foresti | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. foresti
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| Binomial name | |
| Plectranthias foresti Fourmanoir, 1977
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Plectranthias foresti is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western-central Pacific Ocean.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.3 cm (2.9 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of carcinologist Jacques Forest (1920-2012), who led the MUSORSTOM exploratory cruise (jointly sponsored by the Institut français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération [ORSTOM] and the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris to the Philippines, during which time the type specimen was collected. [3]
References
- ↑ 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Plectranthias foresti" 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 ☰ Q2678755 entry
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