Biology:Plectranthias japonicus

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Plectranthias japonicus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. japonicus
Binomial name
Plectranthias japonicus
(Steindachner, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Jordan & Seale, 1906 Steindachner, 1883
  • Smith & Pope, 1906 Isobuna japonica
  • Paracirrhites japonicus (Steindachner, 1883)
  • Sayonara satsumae Sayonara mitsukurii

Plectranthias japonicus, the Japanese perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae described from Japan.[1] It also occurs in the south-eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from the Philippines north to Taiwan and Japan, and off of the Northern Territory of Australia.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is from Japan.[2]

References

  1. Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston, 1988. The marine fishes of north-western Australia: a field guide for anglers and divers. Western Australian Museum, Perth. 201 p.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "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/. 
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Plectranthias japonicus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2692871 entry