Plectranthias alleni
Plectranthias alleni, Allen's perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Eastern Indian Ocean.[1]
| Plectranthias alleni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. alleni |
| Binomial name | |
| Plectranthias alleni J. E. Randall, 1980 | |
Size
This species reaches a length of 6.3 cm (2.5 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Gerald R. Allen (b. 1942), of the Western Australia Museum in Perth, who provided the type specimens to the author knowing that the species was an undescribed one.[3]
References
- Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Plectranthias alleni" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- 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.
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