Genus Plectranthias Bleeker, 1876

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External Links

• Plectranthias Bleeker, P. 1873. Sur les espèces indo-archipélagiques d'Odontanthias et de Pseudopriacanthus. Nederlandsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde 4: 235-240 [238].

  Type species:

   Plectropoma anthioides Günther, 1861 by monotypy.

 

Excluded Taxa

Misidentifications

CAAB:37 311110
SERRANIDAE: Plectranthias wheeleri Randall, 1980 [Records of P. wheeleri from Australia (North West Shelf, WA) have been shown to represent specimens of another species, P. mcgroutheri; P. wheeleri is known from north of Australia] — Gill, A.C., Pogonoski, J.J., Moore, G.I. & Johnson, J.W. 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918: 1-116 [81, 87]

SERRANIDAE: Plectranthias yamakawai Yoshino, 1972 [Records of Plectranthias yamakawai from Christmas Island are a misidentification of P. kammi] — Gill, A.C., Pogonoski, J.J., Moore, G.I. & Johnson, J.W. 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918: 1-116 [68]

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

West Atlantic and Indo-Pacific.

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Lord Howe Province (14), Central Eastern Transition (15), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Cocos (Keeling) Island Province (22), Christmas Island Province (23), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Northwest Transition (3), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northwest Province (4), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41), Central Western Province (6)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.

Bleeker, P. 1876. Systema Percarum revisum Pars I et II. Archives Néerlandaises des Sciences Naturelles 11: 247-340 [252]

Gill, A.C., Pogonoski, J.J., Moore, G.I. & Johnson, J.W. 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918: 1-116

Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Basslets, Hamlets and their relatives. A comprehensive guide to selected Serranidae and Plesiopidae. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 1, 216 pp. [108-113]

Randall, J.E. 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae : Anthiinae) with descriptions of 13 new species. Micronesica 16(1): 101-187 figs 1-32

Randall, J.E. 1996. Two new anthiine fishes of the genus Plectranthias (Perciformes: Serranidae), with a key to the species. Micronesica 29(2): 113-131

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs.

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
13-Apr-2023	SERRANIDAE	13-Apr-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS)
03-Mar-2022	SERRANIDAE	08-Feb-2023	MODIFIED	Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (ABRS)
03-Dec-2012		03-Dec-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED