| Citation | Tang, C.N. and W.J. Chen, 2025, A 40-year taxonomic enigma: multigene phylogeny resolves the polyphyly of Plectranthias (Perciformes: Anthiadidae) and supports a revised taxonomy.. Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 205(3)[zlaf148]:1-36 |
| Ref. | Tang, C.N. and W.J. Chen, 2025 |
| Page | 17,29;tab.3; |
| Named Used as Valid | Plectranthias grahami |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Southwest Pacific: off New South Wales. |
| Quote | Plectranthias grahami was only known from the holotype. It shares a few common characters of Zalanthias, including scales with basal cteni, a scaled maxilla, and branched caudal-fin rays 8 + 7. However, it deviates from all species of Plectranthias s.l. by having a total of 27 vertebrae, which otherwise normally have only 26. This character aligns it with Hypoplectrodes, Epinephelides, and Othos, but differs from these genera at least based on counts of dorsal- and anal-fin rays and preopercle serrations [also see the justification in Gill et al. (2021a)]. In addition to the vertebral count, it differs from Zalanthias by having an unscaled pectoral axil and a higher count of pectoral-fin rays (18 vs. 14-17 in all species of Zalanthias). |