Trawl Perchlet, Plectranthias lasti Randall & Hoese 1995
A Trawl perchlet, Plectranthias lasti, NMV A 29655-001, 47.1 mm SL, from west of Barrow Island, Western Australia. Source: Martin F. Gomon / Museums Victoria. License: CC BY Attribution
Summary:
A reddish perchlet with four yellow blotches along the dorsal-fin base that extend onto the fin, a large yellow blotch on the anal-fin base, yellow blotches elsewhere on the body, and a bright yellow spot on the gill.
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Bray, D.J. 2021, Plectranthias lasti in Fishes of Australia, accessed 05 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/1719
Trawl Perchlet, Plectranthias lasti Randall & Hoese 1995
More Info
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Distribution |
North West Shelf, Western Australia, and the Marion Reef in the Coral Sea, Queensland. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin X,14; Anal fin III, 7: Pectoral fin 15-16 (all except uppermost branched); Pelvic fin 1,5; Caudal fin (branched rays) 8+7, upper and lower segmented simple caudal-fin rays 2, upper procurrent caudal-fin rays 5-6, lower procurrent caudal rays 4-5; Lateral-line complete, pored scales 28-32; Scales above lateral-line to origin of dorsal fin 2-3; Scales below lateral line to origin of anal fin 9-10; Gill rakers (lower limb) 11-13; Pseudobranch filaments 12-17. Scales dorsally on head extending to posterior nostrils; scales present on maxilla; body depth 3.05 in SL; margin of preopercle smooth; fifth dorsal spine longest, 2.9-3.0 in head; caudal fin emarginate. |
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Size |
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Similar Species |
Plectranthias lasti differs from the similar P. megalophthalmus in having 15 vs. 14 soft dorsal-fin rays, a deeper body (depth 3.05 in SL, vs. 3.4 for P. megalophthalmus), and a smaller eye (4.0 in head vs. 2.9 for P. megalophthalmus). |
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Etymology |
This species is named lasti in honour of Peter R. Last who collected the paratype, recognised it as undescribed, and made the CSIRO specimen available to the authors. |
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Species Citation |
Plectranthias lasti Randall & Hoese 1995, Rec. Aust. Mus. 47(3): 332, fig. 3. Type locality: 175 km north of Port Hedland, Northwest Shelf, WA [18°32´S, 118°17´E]. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2021 |
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Resources |
Atlas of Living Australia Catalog of Fishes
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Trawl Perchlet, Plectranthias lasti Randall & Hoese 1995
References
Gill, A.C., Pogonoski, J.J., Moore, G.I. & Johnson, J.W. 2021. Review of Australian species of Plectranthias Bleeker and Selenanthias Tanaka (Teleostei: Serranidae: Anthiadinae), with descriptions of four new species. Zootaxa 4918(1): 1-116. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4918.1.1
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
Randall, J.E. & Hoese, D.F. 1995. Three new species of Australian fishes of the genus Plectranthias (Perciformes: Serranidae: Anthiinae). Records of the Australian Museum 47(3): 327-335 https://doi.org/10.3853/j.0067-1975.47.1995.241
