''Plectranthias whiteheadi'', Whitehead's basslet, is a species of
fish in the family
Serranidae occurring in the Western Pacific. Little is known about this relatively small species which maximum length is about 7.8 cm
SL.
IUCN
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has evaluated ''Plectranthias chungchowensis'',
[ but this species, described as endemic to Taiwan, is a junior synonym of ''P. whiteheadi''.][
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Size
This species reaches a length of .[
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References
*Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187.
Fish of Taiwan
whiteheadi
Taxa named by John Ernest Randall
Fish described in 1980
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN
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