Plectranthias winniensis

(Tyler, 1966)

Redblotch Perchlet

Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaiian, Tuamotu and Pitcairn Islands, and south to the Great Barrier Reef and Austral Islands.

Size: 2 inches (4 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabits outer reef slopes on rocky reefs and can be found singly at depths between 80 to 400 feet (25 – 120 m), where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans.

General Husbandry: Has a mottled reddish body. Not collected for the trade.

Taxonomy:

Order: Perciformes

Suborder: Percoidei

Family: Serranidae

Subfamily: Anthiinae

Genus: Plectranthias

FYI: A hawkfish-like species dwelling on substrates waiting for a meal to come close enough to be captured and eaten.

Highly secretive.

Shown here for identification only.