Plectranthias kelloggi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Anthiadidae |
| Genus: | Plectranthias |
| Species: | P. kelloggi
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| Plectranthias kelloggi (D. S. Jordan & Evermann, 1903)
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Plectranthias kelloggi, also known as eastern flower porgy, is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western Pacific Ocean.[2]
Size
This species reaches a length of 12.0 cm (4.7 in).[3]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of entomologist Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1867-1937), one of Jordan's colleagues at Stanford University.[4]
References
- ^ Williams, J.T., Lawrence, A. & Myers, R. (2016). "Plectranthias kelloggi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T69588764A69592442. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T69588764A69592442.en. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Randall, J.E., 1980. Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with description of 13 new species. Micronesia 16(1):101-187.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Plectranthias kelloggi". FishBase. February 2015 version.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES (part 4): Suborder SERRANOIDEI: Families SERRANIDAE and ANTHIADIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 30 March 2023.