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Plectranthias foresti

Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Plectranthias foresti is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western-central Pacific Ocean.[1]

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Size

This species reaches a length of 7.3 cm (2.9 in).[2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of carcinologist Jacques Forest (1920-2012), who led the MUSORSTOM exploratory cruise (jointly sponsored by the Institut français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération [ORSTOM] and the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris to the Philippines, during which time the type specimen was collected. [3]

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