Plectranthias whiteheadi

Plectranthias whiteheadi, Whitehead's basslet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Western Pacific. Little is known about this relatively small species which maximum length is about 7.8 cm SL.^[2]

Plectranthias whiteheadi
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Anthiadidae
Genus:	Plectranthias
Species:	P. whiteheadi
Binomial name
Plectranthias whiteheadi Randall, 1980
Synonyms
Plectranthias chungchowensis S. C. Shen & Lin, 1984

IUCN has evaluated Plectranthias chungchowensis,^[1] but this species, described as endemic to Taiwan, is a junior synonym of P. whiteheadi.^[2]

Size

This species reaches a length of 7.7 cm (3.0 in).^[2]

Etymology

The fish is namedin honor of ichthyologist Peter J. P. Whitehead (1930-1993), of the British Museum of Natural History.^[3]