Plectranthias elongatus Wu, Randall & Chen, 2011
Plectranthias elongatus
photo by Chen, J.-P.

Family:  Anthiadidae (Fairy basslets or Streamer basses)
Max. size:  5.42 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 200 - 243 m
Distribution:  Pacific Ocean: SW Taiwan.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Body elongated for genus, depth 3.7 in SL, and compressed, width 1.7 in body depth; dorsal profile of the head moderately convex, forming an angle of about 20° to horizontal; head length 2.6 in SL; snout length 4.4 in HL; orbit diameter 3.2 in HL; bony interorbital width very narrow, 13.0 in HL; least depth of caudal peduncle 3.4 in HL; caudalpeduncle length 1.9 in HL (Ref. 86539). Diagnosis: snout not scaly; maxilla scaly; body elongate, body depth 3.7 in SL; no antrorse spine on ventral margin of preopercle, osterior margin serrate; margins of opercle, nteropercle, and subopercle smooth; canine teeth n jaws; 4th and 5th dorsal spines longest; color hen fresh, pinkish-white with large orange-red spots, 1 extending onto posterior spinous portion of dorsal fin (Ref. 86539).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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