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Plectranthias gardineri

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Plectranthias gardineri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. gardineri
Binomial name
Plectranthias gardineri
(Regan, 1908)
Synonyms
  • Xenanthias gardineri Regan, 1908

Plectranthias gardineri is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.[2]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946), who led an expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, during which the type specimen was collected.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Smith-Vaniz, W.F., Borsa, P., Carpenter, K.E., Jiddawi, N., Obota, C. & Yahya, S. (2018). "Plectranthias gardineri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T117008661A117008878. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T117008661A117008878.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 gardineri". 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.