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Plectranthias elaine
Plectranthias elaine Heemstra & Randall, 2009
First described in: Heemstra, P.C.; Randall, J.E. (2009). A review of the anthiine fish genus Plectranthias (Perciformes: Serranidae) of the Western Indian Ocean, with description of a new species, and a key to the species. Smithiana Bull., 10: 3-17.
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distribution
Distribution: southwestern Indian Ocean: South Africa (Eastern Cape Province to KwaZulu – Natal).
Annotated checklist of anthiadine fishes (Percoidei: Serranidae)
materials_examined
Holotype: SAIAB 28200, 56 mm SL, male. Type locality: off Qolora River, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (32 ° 38.2 ' S, 28 ° 27.6 ' E), depth 114 meters. Illustration: Heemstra & Randall, 2009: 7, fig. 2. D: X, 14 or 15. A: III, 7. P: 12 to 14. C: 17. V: 26 (10 + 16). S: 3. GR: 5 or 6 + 10 to 13. LL: 28 to 31. CP: 14.
Annotated checklist of anthiadine fishes (Percoidei: Serranidae)
Where it has been recorded
Recorded sightings
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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2388042.