Pelontrus

Pelontrus
Pelontrus hinano
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Pelontrus
J. L. B. Smith, 1961
Type species
Pelontrus morgansi
Smith, 1961
Synonyms
  • Zacallanthias Katayama, 1964

Pelontrus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the family Anthiadidae. They are found in the Western Indian Ocean, with the first being collected off the coast of Kenya. The genus Pelontrus has frequently been synonymized with Plectranthias, but recent multigene phylogenetic revisions have resurrected it as a distinct valid genus.

Species

These are the currently recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pelontrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  2. ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Serranidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Tang, C.-N. and W.-J. Chen (11 November 2025). "A 40-year taxonomic enigma: multigene phylogeny resolves the polyphyly of Plectranthias (Perciformes: Anthiadidae) and supports a revised taxonomy". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 205 (3) zlaf148: 1–36. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaf148.
  4. ↑ Bineesh, K.K.; Akhilesh, K.V.; Gopalakrishnan, A.; Jena, J.K. (2014). "Plectranthias alcocki, a new anthiine fish species (Perciformes: Serranidae) from the Arabian Sea, off southwest India" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3785 (3): 490–496. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3785.3.10. PMID 24872240.
  5. ↑ Allen, G.R.; Walsh, F. (2015). "Plectranthias bennetti, a new species of anthiine fish (Pisces: Serranidae) from the Coral Sea, Australia" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 16: 82–89.
  6. ↑ Shepherd, Bart; Phelps, Tyler A. Y.; Pinheiro, Hudson T.; Rocha, Claudia R.; Rocha, Luiz A. (2020-06-16). "Two new species of Plectranthias (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems in the tropical Central Pacific". ZooKeys (941): 145–161. Bibcode:2020ZooK..941..145S. doi:10.3897/zookeys.941.50243. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 7311480. PMID 32595413.
  7. ↑ Gill, A.C.; Tea, Y.-K.; Senou, H. (2016). "Plectranthias takasei, new species of anthiadine fish from southern Japan (Teleostei: Serranidae)". Zootaxa. 4205 (4): 349–356. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4205.4.3. PMID 27988567.