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Plectranthias alcocki
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Plectranthias alcocki, or Alcock's deep-reef basslet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.[2]
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Size
This species reaches a length of 7.2 cm (2.8 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of physician-naturalist Alfred William Alcock (1859–1933), Superintendent of the Indian Museum in West Bengal, India, in recognition of his contribution to the taxonomy of the deep-sea fauna of Indian seas.[4]
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