Plectranthias

Plectranthias
Plectranthias altipinnatus
Plectranthias sagamiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Serranidae
Subfamily:	Anthiinae
Genus:	Plectranthias Bleeker, 1876

Plectranthias is a genus of rather small serranid fishes with large mouths and eyes close together. They are typically mainly red, orange or pearl in color. Few species exceed 10 cm (3.9 in) in length, and none exceed 25 cm (9.8 in).^[1]

The vast majority of the species are found at reefs at depths below 50 m (160 ft) in the Indo-Pacific, ranging as far south as New Zealand and South Africa, and as far north as Japan. A few species are found at shallower depths, and a few are found in the southeast Pacific off South America. A single species, P. garrupellus is found at deep reefs in the Caribbean. They are predators that feed on small crustaceans and fishes.^[1]

Species

There are currently 51 recognized species in this genus:

• Plectranthias alcocki Bineesh, Akhilesh, Gopalakrishnan & Jena, 2014 (Alcock’s deep-reef basslet) ^[2]
• Plectranthias alleni J. E. Randall, 1980 (Allen's perchlet)
• Plectranthias altipinnatus Katayama & Masuda, 1980
• Plectranthias anthioides (Günther, 1872)
• Plectranthias bauchotae J. E. Randall, 1980
• Plectranthias bennetti G. R. Allen & F. M. Walsh, 2015 (Bennett’s perchlet) ^[3]
• Plectranthias bilaticlavia Paulin & C. D. Roberts, 1987
• Plectranthias cirrhitoides J. E. Randall, 1980
• Plectranthias elaine Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 2009
• Plectranthias elongatus K. Y. Wu, J. E. Randall & J. P. Chen, 2011
• Plectranthias exsul Heemstra & W. D. Anderson, 1983
• Plectranthias fijiensis U. Raj & Seeto, 1983
• Plectranthias flammeus J. T. Williams, Delrieu-Trottin & Planes, 2013 (Flame perchlet)
• Plectranthias foresti Fourmanoir, 1977
• Plectranthias fourmanoiri J. E. Randall, 1980 (Double-spot perchlet)
• Plectranthias gardineri (Regan, 1908)
• Plectranthias garrupellus C. R. Robins & Starck, 1961 (Apricot perchlet)
• Plectranthias helenae J. E. Randall, 1980
• Plectranthias inermis J. E. Randall, 1980 (Chequered perchlet)
• Plectranthias intermedius (Kotthaus, 1973)
• Plectranthias japonicus (Steindachner, 1883) (Japanese perchlet)
• Plectranthias jothyi J. E. Randall, 1996
• Plectranthias kamii J. E. Randall, 1980
• Plectranthias kelloggi (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903) ^[3]
• Plectranthias klausewitzi Zajonz, 2006
• Plectranthias knappi J. E. Randall, 1996
• Plectranthias lasti J. E. Randall & Hoese, 1995 (Trawl perchlet)
• Plectranthias longimanus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (Long-fin perchlet)
• Plectranthias maculicauda (Regan, 1914) (Spot-tail perchlet)
• Plectranthias maugei J. E. Randall, 1980
• Plectranthias megalepis (Günther, 1880)
• Plectranthias megalophthalmus Fourmanoir & J. E. Randall, 1979 (Citron perchlet)
• Plectranthias morgansi (J. L. B. Smith, 1961) (Flag-fin perchlet)
• Plectranthias nanus J. E. Randall, 1980 (Bown-band perchlet)
• Plectranthias nazcae W. D. Anderson, 2008 (Red perchlet)
• Plectranthias pallidus J. E. Randall & Hoese, 1995 (Pale perchlet)
• Plectranthias parini W. D. Anderson & J. E. Randall, 1991 (Parin's perchlet)
• Plectranthias pelicieri J. E. Randall & Shimizu, 1994
• Plectranthias randalli Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1980
• Plectranthias retrofasciatus Fourmanoir & J. E. Randall, 1979
• Plectranthias robertsi J. E. Randall & Hoese, 1995 (Filamentous perchlet)
• Plectranthias rubrifasciatus Fourmanoir & J. E. Randall, 1979
• Plectranthias sagamiensis (Katayama, 1964)
• Plectranthias sheni J. P. Chen & K. T. Shao, 2002
• Plectranthias taylori J. E. Randall, 1980
• Plectranthias vexillarius J. E. Randall, 1980
• Plectranthias wheeleri J. E. Randall, 1980 (Spotted perchlet)
• Plectranthias whiteheadi J. E. Randall, 1980
• Plectranthias winniensis (J. C. Tyler, 1966) (Red-blotch basslet)
• Plectranthias xanthomaculatus K. Y. Wu, J. E. Randall & J. P. Chen, 2011
• Plectranthias yamakawai Yoshino, 1972

References

1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2015). Species of Plectranthias in FishBase. October 2015 version.
2. Bineesh, K.K., Akhilesh, K.V., Gopalakrishnan, A. & Jena, J.K. (2014). "Plectranthias alcocki, a new anthiine fish species (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Arabian Sea, off southwest India". Zootaxa, 3785 (3): 490–496.
3. Allen, G.R. & Walsh, F. (2015). "Plectranthias bennetti, a new species of anthiine fish (Pisces: Serranidae) from the Coral Sea, Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 16: 82–89.