Pelontrus maugei
| Pelontrus maugei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Pelontrus |
| Species: | P. maugei |
| Binomial name | |
| Pelontrus maugei (J. E. Randall, 1980) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Plectranthias maugei | |
Pelontrus maugei is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 5.8 cm (2.3 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of accountant-turned-ichthyologist André L. Maugé (1922-2008), of the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, who was the one who collected the type specimens and made drawing of holotype.[4]
References
- ↑ Carpenter, K.E.; Smith-Vaniz, W.F.; Borsa, P.; Jiddawi, N.; Obota, C.; Yahya, S. (2018). "Plectranthias maugei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018 e.T117008715A117008888. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T117008715A117008888.en. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
- ↑ Randall, J.E. (1980). "Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species". Micronesia. 16 (1): 101–187.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pelontrus maugei". 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.