Plectranthias gardineri
Plectranthias gardineri (Regan, 1908)
Plectranthias gardineri is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Indian Ocean.
Descriptions from checklists and floras indexed by GBIF
distribution
Distribution: western Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Amirante Islands.
Annotated checklist of anthiadine fishes (Percoidei: Serranidae)
materials_examined
Type locality: Indian Ocean: Seychelles, Amirante Islands, depth 25 to 35 fathoms (46 to 64 meters). Illustrations: Heemstra & Randall, 2009: 9 (fig. 3), 17 (pl. 1 A); Randall, 1980: 129, fig. 8; Randall & Shimizu, 1994: 111, fig. 3; Regan, 1908: pl. 28, fig. 1. D: X, 14. A: III, 6 or 7. P: 14 or 15. C: 15. GR: 4 or 5 + 9 to 11. LL: 17 or 18 (incomplete).
Annotated checklist of anthiadine fishes (Percoidei: Serranidae)
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In human culture
The fish is named in honor of British zoologist John Stanley Gardiner (1872–1946), who led an expedition to the Indian Ocean in 1905, during which the type specimen was collected.
== References ==
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2388023.