Plectranthias inermis

(Randall, 1980)

Vernacular names
English : Chequered perchlet
French : Anthias à faux blanches

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Perciformes
Family : Serranidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species can reach 4,5 cm, females smaller than males. Large eyes. Coloration mostly grey-white with clumps of pink-red dots forming angular blotches on most of flanks. White elongated first ray of dorsal fin. Orange mouth.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in the Indo-Pacific area, from Mauritius and Christmas Islands to Indonesia, Philippines and south Japan. Lives in deep coastal reefs and reef drop-offs, from 14 to 65 meters deep.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species seems to face no major threats. It is relatively widespread and can be locally common.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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