Plectranthias helenae

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Plectranthias helenae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. helenae
Binomial name
Plectranthias helenae

Plectranthias helenae is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Pacific Ocean. [2] There is little concern over this species and its extinction rate. [1]

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Size

This species reaches a length of 6.2 cm (2.4 in). [3]

Etymology

American ichthyologist J.E. Randall named the fish in honor of his spouse, Helen, "in gratitude for her encouragement and assistance in this and other ichthyological studies". [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Williams, J.T., Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Plectranthias helenae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2016 e.T69588682A69592427. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69588682A69592427.en . Retrieved 24 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectranthias helenae". FishBase . February 2015 version.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order Perciformes (part 4): Suborder serranoidei: Families Serranidae and Anthiadidae". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 March 2023.


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