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Diagnostic Description

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Pectoral fin rays not branched. Branched caudal rays 13. Lateral line incomplete, ending beneath soft portion of dorsal fin. Diagonal rows of scales on cheek 6; maxilla scaled; top of head scaled to nostrils. Ventral margin of preopercle with one antrorse spine; dorsal margin with 14-19 coarse serrae. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 10670).
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 6 - 7
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Plectranthias gardineri

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Plectranthias gardineri is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Western Indian Ocean.[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946), who led an expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, during which the type specimen was collected.[3]

References

  1. ^ Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101–187.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Plectranthias gardineri" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
  3. ^ 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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Plectranthias gardineri: Brief Summary

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Plectranthias gardineri is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Western Indian Ocean.

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