Plectranthias yamakawai is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.[2]
| Plectranthias yamakawai | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. yamakawai
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| Binomial name | |
| Plectranthias yamakawai Yoshino, 1972
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Size edit
This species reaches a length of 20.0 cm (7.9 in).[3]
Etymology edit
The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Takeshi Yamakawa (b. 1942), of Kochi University, who was the one who first collected and reported this species.[4]
References edit
- ^ Williams, J.T., Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Plectranthias yamakawai". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69589013A69592487. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69589013A69592487.en. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Plectranthias yamakawai" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ 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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