Plectranthias cruentus, a New Perchlet Species from Lord Howe Island

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Plectranthias cruentus is 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 off Ball’s Pyramid shows a fish that looks quite a lot like our beloved Plectranthias pelicieri except with a lot more red color overall. This […]
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