Plectranthias nanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Percoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Serranidae
Subfamilia: Anthiinae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species: Plectranthias nanus

Name

Plectranthias nanus Randall, 1980

• Holotype: BPBM 7279.
• Paratypes: AMS I.17902-001 (2); ANSP 128434-35 (2, 1), 128437 (2), 128454 (5); BMNH 1974.8.8.2 (1); BPBM 6345 (2), 6928 (1), 8068 (1), 8132 (2), 8444 (1), 9768 (1), 9905 (1), 12283 (3), 13909 (1), 13926 (3), 14042 (1), 16542 (4), 16744 (2), 16847 (1), 16891 (2), 17027 (1), 17181 (1), 17701 (3); CAS 24405 (1); MNHN 1974-83 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 3646 (2); USNM 212228 (2); WAM P.26090-002 (1), P. 26122-003 (2).

Type locality: Reef off northwestern side of Cocos Island, Guam, Mariana Islands, western Pacific, depth 29-36.5 meters.

References

• Randall, J. E.; 1980: Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with descriptions of 13 new species. Micronesica, 16 (1): 101–187.
• Williams, J.T.; Delrieu-Trottin, E.; Planes, S. 2013: Two new fish species of the subfamily Anthiinae (Perciformes, Serranidae) from the Marquesas. Zootaxa 3647(1): 167–180. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.1.8 Reference page.