plectranthiascruentusis a very unexpected new species of perchlet discovered in the remote waters of Australia’s Lord Howe Island region. The sole photo of a freshly preserved specimen collected offBall’s Pyramid显示一条看起来很像我们心爱的鱼Plectranthias pelicieriexcept with a lot more red color overall.
This red-orange coloration ofplectranthiascruentusis how it has been bestowed with the common name of bloody perchlet. The head and body of the bloody perchlet are bright orange with some indistinct red stripes below the eyes, with notable yellow markings in the pelvic and anal fins, complimented by slight yellow bars around the belly.
Although the fish maylookred overall we know from our experience with the similar lookingPelicier的Perchletthat there’s a whole world of interesting details and color that are hard to accurately describe. From the elongated spines of the first dorsal fin, african cichlid style ‘eggpots’ in the anal fin, and the intricate network of yellow, red, and white markings all over, we’re pretty confident in assuming thatplectranthiascruentusprobably has an interesting and colorful appearance in real life.
las，不仅是在285英尺深的深水中收集的血腥庞氏菌，整体型还来自鲍尔的金字塔，这是一个神圣的海洋地区，这是休闲潜水员可以期望看到的唯一已知的地方mythical Ballina angelfish。值得庆幸的是，随着海洋鱼类的圈养繁殖，每年都会变得更好，希望我们有一天能看到培养P. pelicieriat which time it might make sense to make a special broodstock collecting trip for some of theangelfishand basslets of this super special subtropical ecoregion. [ZooTaxa]
