Plectranthias taylori explained

Plectranthias taylori is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the eastern-central Pacific Ocean.^[1]

Size

This species reaches a length of 23.8cm (09.4inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Leighton R. Taylor, Jr. (b. 1940), the director of the Waikiki Aquarium, an ichthyologist at the University of Hawaii, and principal collector of the type specimen.^[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.