Plectranthias jothyi

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Plectranthias jothyi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. jothyi
Binomial name
Plectranthias jothyi
Randall, 1996

Plectranthias jothyi is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Serranidae. [1] It is native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean off Malaysia, living in pelagic waters 180 to 400 meters below sea level. It grows to a length of 9.2 centimeters. [2]

Etyomology

The fish is named in honor of Alexander A. Jothy, of the Fisheries Research Institute of Penang, Malaysia, who collected the type specimen. [3]

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Plectranthias jothyi Randall, 1996". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  2. "Plectranthias jothyi". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
  3. 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 23 March 2023.