Plectranthias nazcae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. nazcae
Binomial name
Plectranthias nazcae
W. D. Anderson, 2008

Plectranthias nazcae, the red splodge, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the southern Pacific Ocean.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of the Nazca Ridge.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ Anderson, W.D. Jr., 2008. A new species of the perciform fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) from the Nazca Ridge in the eastern South Pacific. Proc. Biol. Soc. of Wash. 121(4):429-437.
  2. โ†‘ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Plectranthias nazcae" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. โ†‘ 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.


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