Plectranthias sheni
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Plectranthias sheni is a species of marine
fish
belonging to the family Serranidae
. It has only been recorded off the coast of Taiwan
. Although only recently described, examples of this fish have been known for some time but have been misidentified as the more widespread species Plectranthias anthioides and Plectranthias kamii.
This is a deep-bodied fish with large mouth and eyes, growing up to 11 cm standard length
. Its general colouring is yellowish-pink with a yellow head and two rows of irregular dark golden blotches along the body. The fins are generally yellow with darker basal areas on the first dorsal
and pectoral fins. The first dorsal fin has spiked rays, the third being the longest.
Marine (ocean)
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fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
belonging to the family Serranidae
Serranidae
Serranidae is a large family of fishes, belonging to the order Perciformes. The family contains about 450 species of serranids in 64 genera, including the sea basses and the groupers...
. It has only been recorded off the coast of Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
. Although only recently described, examples of this fish have been known for some time but have been misidentified as the more widespread species Plectranthias anthioides and Plectranthias kamii.
This is a deep-bodied fish with large mouth and eyes, growing up to 11 cm standard length
Fish measurement
Fish measurement refers to the measuring of the length of individual fish and of various parts of their anatomy. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.-Overall length:...
. Its general colouring is yellowish-pink with a yellow head and two rows of irregular dark golden blotches along the body. The fins are generally yellow with darker basal areas on the first dorsal
Dorsal fin
A dorsal fin is a fin located on the backs of various unrelated marine and freshwater vertebrates, including most fishes, marine mammals , and the ichthyosaurs...
and pectoral fins. The first dorsal fin has spiked rays, the third being the longest.