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 Serranidae family 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. 1.0 1.1 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