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Plectranthias fourmanoiri

Fourmanoir's Basslet

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General Information

COMMON NAMES: Fourmanoir's Basslet

GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION: NATIVE Christmas (Indian) - Pitcairn; n. to Marianas; s. to Cooks.

COOK ISLANDS STATUS: Native; Marine, near-shore, lagoons, outer reef-slope, 5-44m, secretive

KEY FEATURES: To 4cm, depth 3 in SL. Body & tailbase with wide dark bands (approx. 3-4). 1st Dorsal with long protruding spines; 1st Dorsal with large black spot; 2nd Dorsal & Anal have mirror image dark spots at their posterior bases. 2nd Dorsal, Pectoral, Pelvic, Anal, tail clear. Scales large.

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Cook Islands Distribution

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Southern Group: Present Makatea:
RR	MG	AT	MK	MT	AK	PL	TK	MN
P

Northern Group:
TN	MH	RK	PK	NS	SW

Key to Symbols

blank	no data
-	absent	L	localised
X	extinct 'naturally'	W	widespread
XQi	quarantine intercepted	R	recent
XQe	eradicated	?	query preceding category
P	present	T?	taxonomic query
S	seasonal	nn	present, said to have no name
O	occasional	?1	present, name not investigated
++++	very common	?2	presence not verified, no name recorded
+++	common	N/A	absent, name not expected
++	uncommon
+	rare
Cook Islands islands: RR =Rarotonga, MG = Mangaia, AT =‘Ātiu, MK=Ma‘uke, MT=Miti‘āro, AK=Aitutaki, PL=Palmerston, PN=Penrhyn, MN=Manuae, TK=Takūtea, TN=Tongareva (TS=Tongaleva Spoken, TW=Tongareva Written, they say "el" but write "r"), MH=Manihiki, RK=Rakahanga, PK=Pukapuka, NS=Nassau, SW=Suwarrow. After a Polynesian name: ^=orthography query. Countries and other: FIJ=Fiji, WT=Wallis & Futuna, SAM=Samoa, TON=Tonga, NIU=Niue, CK=Cook Islands, CKM=Cook Islands Māori, FP=French Polynesia, AUS=Australs, SOC=Societies, TAH=Tahiti, TUA=Tuamotus, MQS=Marquesas, MNG=Mangareva, PIT=Pitcain group, EAS=Easter Island, HAW=Hawai‘i, NZ=New Zealand, NZM=New Zealand Māori

Scientific Taxonomy

Plectranthias fourmanoiri Randall, 1980
TAXONOMY: ANIMALIA; CHORDATA; GNATHOSTOMATA (Jawed Vertebrates); PISCES; OSTEICHTHYES; Perciformes; Percoidei; Percoidea; SERRANIDAE, Anthiinae

Vouchers & References

Vouchers:
Cooks: Randall, J.E. 1980. Revision of the new fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae)... Micronesica 16(1):125-129. Rarotonga: BPBM13925, 2, 14-37mm, 15m depth, off Avarua Harbour, Randall and Cannoy, 3/1971.

References:
Special Reference: Randall, J.E. 1980. Revision of the new fish genus $Plectranthias@ (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with descriptions of 13 new species. Micronesica 16(1):101-187.

text p.102 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia
plate 102/2 Myers (1991 2nd Ed.) Fishes of Micronesia

Data Update History (information):
zB02, zM06a, zD02

Web Resources

Citation Information

McCormack, Gerald (2007) Cook Islands Biodiversity Database, Version 2007.2. Cook Islands Natural Heritage Trust, Rarotonga. Online at http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org.
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