Plectranthias raki (Teleostei, Serranidae), a new species of perchlet from mesophotic coral ecosystems of the Maldives

Herein, we describe a new species of Plectranthias perchlet found at depths of 100–125 meters in mesophotic coral ecosystems of the Maldives in the Indian Ocean. Plectranthias raki sp. nov. is unique in both morphology and coloration. The following combination of characters distinguishes it from all...

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Main Authors: Bart Shepherd, Hudson T. Pinheiro, Ahmed Najeeb, Claudia R. Rocha, Luiz A. Rocha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2025-01-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/135292/download/pdf/
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