Plectranthias lasti explained

Plectranthias lasti, the trawl perchlet, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 6.8cm (02.7inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of ichthyologist Peter R. Last, of the CSIRO Division of Fisheries, who collected the paratype, and recognized it as an undescribed species, and made it available to the authors.^[2]

Notes and References

1. 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.
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.