Pelontrus foresti
| Pelontrus foresti | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Pelontrus |
| Species: | P. foresti |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelontrus foresti (Fourmanoir, 1977) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plectranthias foresti | |
Pelontrus foresti is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western-central Pacific Ocean.[1]
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.3 cm (2.9 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of carcinologist Jacques Forest (1920-2012), who led the MUSORSTOM exploratory cruise (jointly sponsored by the Institut français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération [ORSTOM] and the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris to the Philippines, during which time the type specimen was collected. [3]
References
- ↑ Randall, J.E. (1980). "Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species". Micronesica. 16 (1): 101–187.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pelontrus foresti". FishBase. July 2026 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.