Biology:Plectranthias knappi

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Plectranthias knappi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. knappi
Binomial name
Plectranthias knappi
J. E. Randall, 1996

Plectranthias knappi is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western-central Pacific Ocean. [2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 6.6 cm (2.6 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Smithsonian ichthyologist Leslie W. Knapp (1929-2017), who was the one who collected the type specimen and recognized it as probably representing an undescribed species. [4]

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E. & Williams, J.T. (2019). "Plectranthias knappi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T114178923A154237073. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T114178923A154237073.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/114178923/154237073. Retrieved 26 December 2023. 
  2. Randall, J.E., 1996. Two new anthiine fishes of the genus Plectranthias (Perciformes: Serranidae), with a key to the species. Micronesica 29(2):113-131.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Plectranthias knappi" 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 ☰ Q629987 entry