Plectranthias kamii explained

Plectranthias kamii is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 23cm (09inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Harry T. Kami, of the Division of Fish and Wildlife on Guam, who donated the type specimen to the Bishop Museum in Honolulu and suspected that it might be an undescribed species.^[2]

Notes and References

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