Plectranthias hinano explained

Plectranthias hinano, or Hinano's perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the north-western Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 5cm (02inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Teurumereariki Hinano Teavai Murphy, a former associate director of the University of California Berkeley Gump Research Station and the president of the cultural association Te Pu Atitia, because of her significant contributions to Polynesian biocultural heritage and field research in Moorea, French Polynesia.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Shepherd. Bart. Phelps. Tyler A. Y.. Pinheiro. Hudson T.. Rocha. Claudia R.. Rocha. Luiz A.. 2020-06-16. Two new species of Plectranthias (Teleostei, Serranidae, Anthiadinae) from mesophotic coral ecosystems in the tropical Central Pacific. ZooKeys. en. 941 . 145–161. 10.3897/zookeys.941.50243. 1313-2970. 7311480. 32595413. free .
2. Web site: Order PERCIFORMES (part 4): Suborder SERRANOIDEI: Families SERRANIDAE and ANTHIADIDAE . 30 March 2023 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.