Plectranthias gardineri

Plectranthias gardineri is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.^[2]

Plectranthias gardineri
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Anthiadidae
Genus:	Plectranthias
Species:	P. gardineri
Binomial name
Plectranthias gardineri (Regan, 1908)
Synonyms
Xenanthias gardineri Regan, 1908

Size

This species reaches a length of 3.2 cm (1.3 in).^[3]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946), who led an expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, during which the type specimen was collected.^[4]