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Plectranthias whiteheadi

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Order
  
Perciformes

Genus
  
Plectranthias

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Chordata

Family
  
Serranidae

Higher classification
  
Plectranthias

Scientific name
  
Plectranthias chungchowensis

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

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

References

Plectranthias whiteheadi Wikipedia