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Plectranthias

Plectranthias is a genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Anthiadidae, the anthias or fairy basslets. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

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Plectranthias
Plectranthias altipinnatus
Plectranthias polygonius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Bleeker, 1873
Type species
Plectropoma anthioides
Günther, 18721

Plectranthias is a genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Anthiadidae, the anthias or fairy basslets. They are found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:1

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Plectranthias". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. Shepherd, Bart; Phelps, Tyler; Pinheiro, Hudson T.; Pérez-Matus, Alejandro; Rocha, Luiz A. (2018-05-31). "Plectranthias ahiahiata, a new species of perchlet from a mesophotic ecosystem at Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae)". ZooKeys (762): 105–116. Bibcode:2018ZooK..762..105S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.762.24618. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5992244. PMID 30872938.
  3. Anthony C. Gill and Clive D. Roberts (2020). "Plectranthias cruentus, A New Species of Anthiadine Perchlet (Teleostei: Serranidae) from the Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea". Zootaxa. 4750 (4): 560–566. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4750.4.6. PMID 32230448.
  4. Williams, J.T.; Delrieu-Trottin, E.; Planes, S. (2013). "Two new fish species of the subfamily Anthiinae (Perciformes, Serranidae) from the Marquesas" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3647 (1): 167–180. Bibcode:2013Zoot.36477.1.8W. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3647.1.8. PMID 26295103.
  5. Shepherd, Bart; Phelps, Tyler A. Y.; Pinheiro, Hudson T.; Rocha, Claudia R.; Rocha, Luiz A. (2020-06-16). "Two new species of Plectranthias (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems in the tropical Central Pacific". ZooKeys (941): 145–161. Bibcode:2020ZooK..941..145S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.941.50243. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7311480. PMID 32595413.
  6. Tang, Chi-Ngai; Lai, Nok-Wai; Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2020-05-26). "Plectranthias purpuralepis sp. nov., a new anthiadine perchlet from northern Taiwan (Perciformes: Serranidae)". Zootaxa. 4780 (3): 508–522. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4780.3.4. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 33056513.