| Plectranthias wheeleri | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. wheeleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectranthias wheeleri J. E. Randall, 1980 | |
Plectranthias wheeleri, the spotted perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean. [1]
This species reaches a length of 8.3 cm (3.3 in). [2]
The fish is named in honor of Alwyne C. Wheeler (1929-2005), the Curator of Fishes at the British Museum of Natural History. [3]
Pierre Fourmanoir (1924–2007) was a French ichthyologist working mainly in New Caledonia. He described many new species of fish including several sharks.
Plectranthias sheni is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Serranidae. It has only been recorded off the coast of Taiwan. Although only recently described, examples of this fish have been known for some time but have been misidentified as the more widespread species Plectranthias anthioides and Plectranthias kamii.
Plectranthias whiteheadi, Whitehead's basslet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Western Pacific. Little is known about this relatively small species which maximum length is about 7.8 cm SL.
Alwyne (Wyn) Wheeler was a British ichthyologist who was a curator at the Natural History Museum in London. He was educated at St Egbert's College, Chingford, and Chingford County High School to Higher School Certificate level, and was unusual in that his subsequent scientific career was achieved despite his never having obtained a university degree.
Plectranthias jothyi is a species of ray-finned fish within the family Serranidae. 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.
Plectranthias taylori is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias maugei is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.
Plectranthias kamii is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias knappi is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias fourmanoiri, the doublespot perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias helenae is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Pacific Ocean. There is little concern over this species and its extinction rate.
Plectranthias robertsi, the filamentous perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias randalli, the emperor perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias elaine is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.
Plectranthias yamakawai is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias bennetti, or Bennett's perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias fijiensis is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Plectranthias gardineri is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.
Plectranthias klausewitzi is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.
Plectranthias winniensis, also known as the redblotch basslet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Indo-Pacific. From the Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Tuamoto and Pitcairn Islands, and then south to the Great Barrier Reef and the Austral Islands.
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