Sayonara japonica

Sayonara japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Sayonara
Species:
S. japonica
Binomial name
Sayonara japonica
(Steindachner, 1883)
Synonyms
  • Paracirrhites japonicus Steindachner, 1883
  • Isobuna japonica (Steindachner, 1883)
  • Plectranthias japonicus (Steindachner, 1883)
  • Sayonara satsumae Jordan & Seale, 1906
  • Sayonara mitsukurii Smith & Pope, 1906

Sayonara japonica, the Japanese perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Anthiadidae described from Japan.[1] It also occurs in the south-eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from the Philippines north to Taiwan and Japan, and off of the Northern Territory of Australia.[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[3]

Etymology

The fish is from Japan.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston (1988). The marine fishes of north-western Australia: a field guide for anglers and divers. Western Australian Museum, Perth.
  2. 1 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.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectranthias japonicus". FishBase. February 2015 version.


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