Pelontrus takasei

Pelontrus takasei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Pelontrus
Species:
P. takasei
Binomial name
Pelontrus takasei
(A. C. Gill, Y. K. Tea & Senou, 2016)[1]
Synonyms
  • Plectranthias takasei Gill, Tea & Senou, 2016
  • Plectranthias normanby Fricke, 2021

Pelontrus takasei, the Hinomaru perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae.

Description

This species reaches a standard length of 4.0 cm (1.6 in).[1]

Distribution and habitat

The fish is found in Japan.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Wataru Takase, who collected the type specimen and provided underwater photographs of the fish.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Gill, A.C.; Tea, Y.-K.; Senou, H. (2016). "Plectranthias takasei, new species of anthiadine fish from southern Japan (Teleostei: Serranidae)". Zootaxa. 4205 (4): 349–356.
  2. ↑ 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.