Biology:Plectranthias taylori
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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. taylori
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| Plectranthias taylori J. E. Randall, 1980
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Plectranthias taylori is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 23.8 cm (9.4 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Leighton R. Taylor, Jr. (b. 1940), the director of the Waikiki Aquarium, an ichthyologist at the University of Hawaii, and principal collector of the type specimen.[4]
References
- ↑ Williams, J.T., Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Plectranthias taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T69588988A69592477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69588988A69592477.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/69588988/69592477. Retrieved 27 December 2023.
- ↑ 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 taylori" 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 ☰ Q2099506 entry
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