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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Anthiadidae Fairy basslets or Streamer basses
Genus: Plectranthias

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Photo by Trevor, M. Western Pacific. Max. Length 25 cm TL Plectranthias anthioides (Günther, 1872) Photo by Trevor, M. Plectranthias anthioides	No picture found Max. Length 8.2 cm SL Plectranthias bauchotae	No picture found Max. Length 20 cm SL Plectranthias clavatus [Club perchlet]
No picture found Max. Length 5.6 cm SL Plectranthias elaine	Photo by Robertson, R. Western Atlantic Max. Length 10 cm TL Plectranthias garrupellus Robins & Starck, 1961 Photo by Robertson, R. Plectranthias garrupellus [Apricot bass]	No picture found Max. Length 12.3 cm SL Plectranthias grahami [Graham's perchlet]
Photo by Randall, J.E. Pacific Ocean Max. Length 6.2 cm SL Plectranthias helenae Randall, 1980 Photo by Randall, J.E. Plectranthias helenae [Helen's perchlet]	No picture found Max. Length 8.9 cm SL Plectranthias intermedius	No picture found Max. Length 9.2 cm SL Plectranthias jothyi
Photo by Tang et al. Indo-Pacific Ocean Max. Length 28 cm SL Plectranthias kamii Randall, 1980 Photo by Tang et al. Plectranthias kamii [Kami's perchlet]	Photo by Eder, G. / Zajonz, U. Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 5.5 cm SL Plectranthias klausewitzi Zajonz, 2006 Photo by Eder, G. / Zajonz, U. Plectranthias klausewitzi	No picture found Max. Length 6.6 cm SL Plectranthias knappi
No picture found Max. Length 5.8 cm SL Plectranthias maekawa [Maekawa’s perchlet]	No picture found Max. Length 7.6 cm SL Plectranthias mcgroutheri [McGrouther's perchlet]	No picture found Max. Length 2.7 cm SL Plectranthias normanby [Four-eyes perchlet]
No picture found Max. Length 7.6 cm SL Plectranthias pallidus [Pale perchlet]	Photo by Tang et al. Northwest Pacific Max. Length 15.1 cm SL Plectranthias purpuralepis Tang, Lai & Ho, 2020 Photo by Tang et al. Plectranthias purpuralepis [Purple-scaled perchlet]	No picture found Max. Length 6.2 cm SL Plectranthias retrofasciatus
No picture found Max. Length 4.9 cm SL Plectranthias rubrifasciatus	Photo by Tang et al. Northwest Pacific Max. Length 11.5 cm SL Plectranthias sheni Chen & Shao, 2002 Photo by Tang et al. Plectranthias sheni	No picture found Max. Length 23.8 cm SL Plectranthias taylori
Photo by Randall, J.E. Western Pacific Max. Length 8.3 cm SL Plectranthias wheeleri Randall, 1980 Photo by Randall, J.E. Plectranthias wheeleri [Spotted perchlet]	Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan Western Pacific Max. Length 7.7 cm SL Plectranthias whiteheadi Randall, 1980 Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan Plectranthias whiteheadi	Photo by Cabebe-Barnuevo, R.A., et al. (2022) Western Pacific. Max. Length 20 cm SL Plectranthias yamakawai Yoshino, 1972 Photo by Cabebe-Barnuevo, R.A., et al. (2022) Plectranthias yamakawai

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Plectranthias anthioides		Western Pacific.	25 TL	1872
Plectranthias bauchotae		Western Indian Ocean	8.2 SL	1980
Plectranthias clavatus	Club perchlet	West Pacific	20 SL	2024
Plectranthias elaine		Western Indian Ocean	5.6 SL	2009
Plectranthias garrupellus	Apricot bass	Western Atlantic	10 TL	1961
Plectranthias grahami	Graham's perchlet	Southwestern Pacific	12.3 SL	2021
Plectranthias helenae	Helen's perchlet	Pacific Ocean	6.2 SL	1980
Plectranthias intermedius		Western Indian Ocean	8.9 SL	1973
Plectranthias jothyi		Indo-West Pacific	9.2 SL	1996
Plectranthias kamii	Kami's perchlet	Indo-Pacific Ocean	28 SL	1980
Plectranthias klausewitzi		Western Indian Ocean	5.5 SL	2006
Plectranthias knappi		Western Central Pacific	6.6 SL	1996
Plectranthias maekawa	Maekawa’s perchlet	Northwest Pacific	5.8 SL	2018
Plectranthias mcgroutheri	McGrouther's perchlet	Eastern Indian Ocean	7.6 SL	2021
Plectranthias normanby	Four-eyes perchlet	Western Pacific	2.7 SL	2021
Plectranthias pallidus	Pale perchlet	Western Pacific	7.6 SL	1995
Plectranthias purpuralepis	Purple-scaled perchlet	Northwest Pacific	15.1 SL	2020
Plectranthias retrofasciatus		Western Pacific	6.2 SL	1979
Plectranthias rubrifasciatus		Western Central Pacific	4.9 SL	1979
Plectranthias sheni		Northwest Pacific	11.5 SL	2002
Plectranthias taylori		Eastern Central Pacific	23.8 SL	1980
Plectranthias wheeleri	Spotted perchlet	Western Pacific	8.3 SL	1980
Plectranthias whiteheadi		Western Pacific	7.7 SL	1980
Plectranthias yamakawai		Western Pacific.	20 SL	1972

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: Perciformes/SerranoideiFamily: Anthiadidae Fairy basslets or Streamer bassesGenus: Plectranthias

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Anthiadidae Fairy basslets or Streamer basses
Genus: Plectranthias