Australian Museum Journal Three new species of Australian fishes of the genus Plectranthias (Perciformes: Serranidae: Anthiinae)
- Shortform:
- Randall and Hoese, 1995, Rec. Aust. Mus. 47(3): 327–335
- Author(s):
- Randall, John E.; Hoese, Douglass F.
- Year published:
- 1995
- Title:
- Three new species of Australian fishes of the genus Plectranthias (Perciformes: Serranidae: Anthiinae)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 47
- Issue:
- 3
- Start page:
- 327
- End page:
- 335
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.47.1995.241
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 01 December 1995
- Cover date:
- 01 December 1995
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- FISHES; TAXONOMY
- Digitized:
- 01 June 2009
- Reference number:
- 241
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (93kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (1283kb PDF)
Abstract
Three new species of anthiine fishes of the genus Plectranthias are described from Australian waters: P. robertsi from 220-400 m off Queensland at 18-23°S is distinctive in having 15 dorsal soft rays, 16 pectoral rays, 32-35 lateral-line scales, filamentous upper caudal rays (easily broken) and extremely prolonged second dorsal and second pelvic rays in the male; P. pallidus, represented by a single specimen taken in 220 m off Townsville, is characterised by 16 dorsal soft rays, 13 pectoral rays, 28 lateral-line scales, 2 retrorse spines on the ventral margin of the preopercle, and the third dorsal spine longest, 2.0 in head length; and P. lasti from a specimen off Marion Reef, Queensland in 365-370 m and one from the Northwest Shelf in 202 m, is distinguished by having 14 dorsal soft rays, 15 pectoral rays, 30 lateral-line scales, no serrae on the preopercular margin, and a body depth 3.05 in SL.