Biology:Plectranthias fourmanoiri

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Plectranthias fourmanoiri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. fourmanoiri
Binomial name
Plectranthias fourmanoiri
J. E. Randall, 1980

Plectranthias fourmanoiri, the doublespot perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 4.7 cm (1.9 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Pierre Fourmanoir (1924-2007), the FAO Regional Fisheries Officer, in Madagascar , who obtained a specimen of this fish and realized that it was a new species.[4]

References

  1. Williams, J.T., Carpenter, K.E., Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Plectranthias fourmanoiri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69588014A69592422. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69588014A69592422.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/69588014/69592422. Retrieved 24 December 2023. 
  2. Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Plectranthias fourmanoiri" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. "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 ☰ Q5106752 entry