Plectranthias bennetti

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 bennetti

Name

Plectranthias bennetti Allen & Walsh, 2015

• Holotype: QM I.39334 .

Type locality: northwestern section of western part of Holmes Reefs, 16° 24.327’ S, 147° 49.442’ E, Coral Sea, Australia, 63 m depth.

Etymology: named bennetti in honor of the marine aquarium-fish collector Timothy Bennett, who captured the holotype.

Vernacular names

English: Bennett’s Perchlet

References

• Allen, G. R. & Walsh, F. 2015. Plectranthias bennetti, a new species of anthiine fish (Pisces: Serranidae) from the Coral Sea, Australia. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation 16: 82–89. (PDF) Reference page.