- Source: Plectranthias foresti
Plectranthias foresti is a species of fish in the family Serranidae occurring in the western-central Pacific Ocean.
Size
This species reaches a length of 7.3 cm (2.9 in).
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of carcinologist Jacques Forest (1920-2012), who led the MUSORSTOM exploratory cruise (jointly sponsored by the Institut français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération [ORSTOM] and the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris to the Philippines, during which time the type specimen was collected.
