Plectranthias japonicus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. japonicus
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| Plectranthias japonicus (Steindachner, 1883)
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Plectranthias japonicus, the Japanese perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae described from Japan.[1] It also occurs in the south-eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from the Philippines north to Taiwan and Japan, and off of the Northern Territory of Australia.[2]
Size
[edit]This species reaches a length of 15.0 cm (5.9 in).[3]
Etymology
[edit]The fish is from Japan.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Allen, G.R. and R. Swainston, 1988. The marine fishes of north-western Australia: a field guide for anglers and divers. Western Australian Museum, Perth. 201 p.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectranthias japonicus". FishBase. February 2015 version.
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