Biology:Plectranthias knappi
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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. knappi
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| Binomial name | |
| Plectranthias knappi J. E. Randall, 1996
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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
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2015). "Plectranthias knappi" 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 ☰ Q629987 entry
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