Plectranthias kelloggi

Plectranthias kelloggi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes
Family: Anthiadidae
Genus: Plectranthias
Species:
P. kelloggi
Binomial name
Plectranthias kelloggi
Synonyms
List
  • Anthias kelloggi Jordan & Evermann, 1903
  • Pseudanthias kelloggi (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
  • Zalanthias kelloggi (Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
  • Anthias japonicus Döderlein, 1883
  • Pseudanthias azumanus Jordan & Richardson, 1910
  • Plectranthias kelloggi azumanus (Jordan & Richardson, 1910)
  • Plectranthias kelloggi melanesius Randall, 1980
  • Anthias rubromaculatus Borets, 1982
  • Plectranthias rubromaculatus (Borets, 1982)

Plectranthias kelloggi, also known as eastern flower porgy, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.

Size

This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of entomologist Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1867-1937), one of Jordan's colleagues at Stanford University.

References

  1. ↑ Williams, J.T., Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Plectranthias kelloggi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016 e.T69588764A69592442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69588764A69592442.en. Retrieved 24 December 2023.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectranthias kelloggi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
  4. ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 4): Suborder SERRANOIDEI: Families SERRANIDAE and ANTHIADIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 March 2023.