Biology:Plectranthias wheeleri

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

Plectranthias wheeleri, the spotted perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Alwyne C. Wheeler (1929-2005), the Curator of Fishes at the British Museum of Natural History. [3]

References

  1. Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Plectranthias wheeleri" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. "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 ☰ Q5105424 entry