Plectranthias ahiahiata
Plectranthias ahiahiata, the sunset perchlet, is a fish of the family Serranidae, subfamily Anthiinae. It is believed to be endemic to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) in the South Pacific. It was discovered at 90m depth during mesophotic coral ecosystem exploration by the deep diving team from the California Academy of Sciences.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. ahiahiata |
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Etymology
The name "ahiahiata" means “the last moments of light before nightfall” in the Rapa Nui language, and it was given to this fish because it reminded the scientists who discovered it of the sunsets in Easter Island.[2]
References
- Shepherd, Bart; Phelps, Tyler; Pinheiro, Hudson T.; Pérez-Matus, Alejandro; Rocha, Luiz A. (2018-05-31). "Plectranthiasahiahiata, a new species of perchlet from a mesophotic ecosystem at Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae)". ZooKeys (762): 105–116. doi:10.3897/zookeys.762.24618. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 5992244. PMID 30872938.
- Adams, Jake (2018-05-31). "Plectranthias ahiahiata is a New Species from Easter Island". Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog. Retrieved 2021-03-04.
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