Plectranthias ahiahiata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Percoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Percoidei Superfamilia: Percoidea

Familia: Serranidae
Subfamilia: Anthiinae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species: Plectranthias ahiahiata

Name

Plectranthias ahiahiata Shepherd, Phelps, Pinheiro, Pérez-Matus & Rocha, 2018

ZooBank: 36C66D98-05BE-40F1-ABD7-9684B51D0E65

Holotype: CAS 244172 (Field number LAR 2644). 39.95 mm SL, GenBank accession number MH025944. Location: Hanga Piko, Rapa Nui, Chile (27°9'12"S 109°26'52"W). Collected by B. Shepherd using a hand-net, 7 March 2017.

Type locality: Hanga Piko, Rapa Nui, Chile, 27°9'12"S, 109°26'52"W, depth 83 meters.

Etymology: named after the Rapa Nui name ahiahi-ata means “the last moments of light before nightfall., refering to the colors of the fish.

References

Primary references

Shepherd, B., Phelps, T., Pinheiro, H.T., Pérez-Matus, A. & Rocha, L.A. 2018. Plectranthias ahiahiata, a new species of perchlet from a mesophotic ecosystem at Rapa Nui (Easter Island) (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae). ZooKeys 762: 105–116. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.762.24618 Reference page.

Links

WoRMS (2020). Plectranthias ahiahiata Shepherd, Phelps, Pinheiro, Pérez-Matus & Rocha, 2018. Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1259086 on 2020-06-03

BHL bibliography
Plectranthias ahiahiata – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Plectranthias ahiahiata.
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