Plectranthias knappi

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

Plectranthias knappi is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western-central Pacific Ocean. [2]

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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

  1. ↑ 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 . Retrieved 26 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectranthias knappi". 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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