Plectranthias whiteheadi

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.[2]

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

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

References

  1. Roberts, C. (1996). "Plectranthias chungchowensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T17604A7182421. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T17604A7182421.en. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Plectranthias whiteheadi" in FishBase. July 2012 version.


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