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Plectranthias taylori

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Plectranthias taylori
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. taylori
Binomial name
Plectranthias taylori

Plectranthias taylori is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.[2]

Size

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This species reaches a length of 23.8 cm (9.4 in).[3]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honor of Leighton R. Taylor, Jr. (b. 1940), the director of the Waikiki Aquarium, an ichthyologist at the University of Hawaii, and principal collector of the type specimen.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Williams, J.T., Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Plectranthias taylori". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69588988A69592477. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69588988A69592477.en. Retrieved 27 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 taylori". 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.