Plectranthias whiteheadi

Plectranthias whiteheadi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Perciformes
Family:Serranidae
Genus:Plectranthias
Species: P. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Plectranthias whiteheadi
Randall, 1980
Synonyms

Plectranthias chungchowensis Shen & Lin, 1984

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.[1]

IUCN has evaluated Plectranthias chungchowensis,[2] but this species, described as endemic to Taiwan, is a junior synonym of P. whiteheadi.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Plectranthias whiteheadi" in FishBase. July 2012 version.
  2. Roberts, C. 1996. Plectranthias chungchowensis. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 4 August 2007


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