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sp. B.— 
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Williams 
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(checklist, in part). 
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.— 
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(checklist; subspecific epithet misspelled).
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40F1C56FF28FF55FEF7FAE6" bold="true" box="[151,274,1317,1343]" pageId="88" pageNumber="89">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
A species of 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40F1C56FE16FF55FDA5FAE6" box="[425,576,1317,1343]" italics="true" pageId="88" pageNumber="89">Plectranthias</emphasis>
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with the following combination of characters: dorsal rays X,15–16; pectoral rays 15; lateral line complete with 32–34 tubed scales; no antrorse serrations on lower edge of preopercle; scales with basal cteni; melanophores on caudal peduncle form a bar that extends to ventral margin of peduncle.
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<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40F1C56FF78FFE1FCEBF915" blockId="88.[151,1437,1317,1992]" pageId="88" pageNumber="89">
<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40F1C56FF78FFE1FD65FA72" bold="true" box="[199,640,1425,1451]" pageId="88" pageNumber="89">Description of Australian specimens.</emphasis>
Dorsal rays X,15–16, all segmented rays branched; anal rays III,7, all segmented rays branched; pectoral rays 15, uppermost and lowermost rays unbranched; pelvic fin I, 5, all segmented rays branched; upper procurrent caudal-fin rays 7–8; lower procurrent caudal-fin rays 7–8; principal caudal-fin rays 9+8; branched caudal fin rays 8+7; total caudal-fin rays 31–33; lateral line complete with 32–34 scales; scales above lateral line to origin of dorsal fin 3–4; scales above lateral line to base of fifth dorsal spine 2–3; scales below lateral line to origin of anal fin 12–14; diagonal rows of scales on cheek 7–9; predorsal scales 27–37, extending to area ranging from just short of posterior nostrils (
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SL specimen) to just short of upper lip (97.0 mm SL specimen); circumpeduncular scales 14–16; gill rakers 6–7+15–16=21–23, the upper 3–5 and lower 1–2 rudiments; pseudobranchial filaments 12–17; branchiostegal rays 7.
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<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40F1C56FF78FCA5FCA8F81E" blockId="88.[151,1437,1317,1992]" pageId="88" pageNumber="89">Vertebrae 10+16; supraneurals 3; predorsal formula 0/0+0/2/1+1; dorsal pterygiophores in interneural spaces 9–13 1/1/1/1+1/1 or 1/1/1/1+1/1+1; 0 trisegmental pterygiophores associated with dorsal fin; terminal dorsal pterygiophore in interneural space 18; 2 trisegmental pterygiophores associated with anal fin; terminal anal pterygiophore in interhaemal space 5–6; ribs present on vertebrae 3 through 10; epineurals present on vertebrae 1 through 13; parhypural and hypurals autogenous; well-developed hypurapophysis on parhypural; epurals 3; single uroneural (posterior uroneural absent); ventral tip of cleithrum with well-developed posteroventral process; proximal tip of first anal-fin pterygiophore near parapophyses on vertebra 10.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40E1C57FF28FDE7FEFAF876" bold="true" box="[151,287,1943,1967]" pageId="89" pageNumber="90">FIGURE 37.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40E1C57FE9BFDE8FDC6F869" box="[292,547,1944,1968]" italics="true" pageId="89" pageNumber="90">Plectranthias melanesius</emphasis>
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, Australian specimens: A) AMS I.42721-004, 38.7 mm SL, freshly dead, large seamount north of Middleton Reef, Tasman Sea; B) AMS I.42721-004, preserved; C) QM I.21167, 97.0 mm SL, preserved, east of Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Photos by (A) NORFANZ team, (B,C) A.C. Gill.
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<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40D1C54FF78FAE7FB98FEBC" blockId="90.[151,1437,151,393]" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Dorsal-fin spines with fleshy tabs on their distal tips; fourth or fifth dorsal spine longest; dorsal fin incised before first segmented-fin ray (tenth spine 55.7–67.0 % length of first segmented ray); second anal-fin spine longest and stoutest; anal fin rounded with third segmented ray longest; caudal fin truncate to emarginate, with filamentous ray on upper lobe; lower nine pectoral fin rays somewhat thickened, with membranes between thickened rays deeply incised; ninth (counting from dorsal-most) pectoral ray longest, reaching vertical through anal origin to anterior third of anal-fin base; pelvic fins short, not reaching anus, second segmented ray longest.</paragraph>
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Morphometric data are summarised in 
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.
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40D1C54FF28FBC8FEF4FE09" bold="true" box="[151,273,440,464]" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">TABLE 28</emphasis>
. Morphometric values for Australian specimens of 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40D1C54FC89FBC8FBA6FE09" box="[822,1091,440,464]" italics="true" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Plectranthias melanesius</emphasis>
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expressed as percentages of SL. Note that the 58.5 mm SL specimen in QM I.21167 is distorted, so some measurements may be inaccurate. * indicates where a measurement could not be made, owing to damage.
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<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40D1C54FD7AF859FAA4F840" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<table id="C9FCC404C40DE3F1FF19F859FA8FF840" box="[166,1386,553,1945]" gridcols="4" gridrows="35" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F859FA8FFD98" box="[166,1386,553,577]" gridrow="0" pageId="90" pageNumber="91" rowspan-0="1">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF859FC9AFD98" box="[709,895,553,577]" gridcol="1" gridrow="0" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">AMS I.42721-004</th>
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F859FB9DFD98" box="[1019,1144,553,577]" gridcol="2" gridrow="0" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">QM I.21167</th>
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F859FA8FFD98" box="[1261,1386,553,577]" gridcol="3" gridrow="0" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">QM I.21167</th>
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<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F821FA8FFDB0" box="[166,1386,593,617]" gridrow="1" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F821FDDFFDB0" box="[166,570,593,617]" gridcol="0" gridrow="1" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">SL (mm)</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF821FC9AFDB0" box="[709,895,593,617]" gridcol="1" gridrow="1" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">38.7</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F821FB9DFDB0" box="[1019,1144,593,617]" gridcol="2" gridrow="1" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">58.5</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F821FA8FFDB0" box="[1261,1386,593,617]" gridcol="3" gridrow="1" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">97.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F809FA8FFD48" box="[166,1386,633,657]" gridrow="2" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F809FDDFFD48" box="[166,570,633,657]" gridcol="0" gridrow="2" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Greatest body depth</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF809FC9AFD48" box="[709,895,633,657]" gridcol="1" gridrow="2" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">33.3</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F809FB9DFD48" box="[1019,1144,633,657]" gridcol="2" gridrow="2" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">38.9</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F809FA8FFD48" box="[1261,1386,633,657]" gridcol="3" gridrow="2" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">37.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F8D1FA8FFD63" box="[166,1386,673,698]" gridrow="3" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F8D1FDDFFD63" box="[166,570,673,698]" gridcol="0" gridrow="3" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Body depth at anal-fin origin</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF8D1FC9AFD63" box="[709,895,673,698]" gridcol="1" gridrow="3" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">31.0</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F8D1FB9DFD63" box="[1019,1144,673,698]" gridcol="2" gridrow="3" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">33.5</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F8D1FA8FFD63" box="[1261,1386,673,698]" gridcol="3" gridrow="3" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">34.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F8BAFA8FFD3B" box="[166,1386,714,738]" gridrow="4" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F8BAFDDFFD3B" box="[166,570,714,738]" gridcol="0" gridrow="4" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Body width</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF8BAFC9AFD3B" box="[709,895,714,738]" gridcol="1" gridrow="4" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">17.6</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F8BAFB9DFD3B" box="[1019,1144,714,738]" gridcol="2" gridrow="4" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">18.8</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F8BAFA8FFD3B" box="[1261,1386,714,738]" gridcol="3" gridrow="4" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">19.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F882FA8FFCD3" box="[166,1386,754,778]" gridrow="5" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F882FDDFFCD3" box="[166,570,754,778]" gridcol="0" gridrow="5" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Head length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF882FC9AFCD3" box="[709,895,754,778]" gridcol="1" gridrow="5" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">39.8</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F882FB9DFCD3" box="[1019,1144,754,778]" gridcol="2" gridrow="5" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">43.4</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F882FA8FFCD3" box="[1261,1386,754,778]" gridcol="3" gridrow="5" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">38.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F96AFA8FFCEB" box="[166,1386,794,818]" gridrow="6" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F96AFDDFFCEB" box="[166,570,794,818]" gridcol="0" gridrow="6" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Snout length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF96AFC9AFCEB" box="[709,895,794,818]" gridcol="1" gridrow="6" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">8.3</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F96AFB9DFCEB" box="[1019,1144,794,818]" gridcol="2" gridrow="6" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">9.9</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F96AFA8FFCEB" box="[1261,1386,794,818]" gridcol="3" gridrow="6" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">8.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F932FA8FFC83" box="[166,1386,834,858]" gridrow="7" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F932FDDFFC83" box="[166,570,834,858]" gridcol="0" gridrow="7" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Orbit diameter</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF932FC9AFC83" box="[709,895,834,858]" gridcol="1" gridrow="7" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">14.2</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F932FB9DFC83" box="[1019,1144,834,858]" gridcol="2" gridrow="7" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">14.2</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F932FA8FFC83" box="[1261,1386,834,858]" gridcol="3" gridrow="7" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">13.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F91AFA8FFC5A" box="[166,1386,874,899]" gridrow="8" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F91AFDDFFC5A" box="[166,570,874,899]" gridcol="0" gridrow="8" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Bony interorbital width</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF91AFC9AFC5A" box="[709,895,874,899]" gridcol="1" gridrow="8" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">5.2</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F91AFB9DFC5A" box="[1019,1144,874,899]" gridcol="2" gridrow="8" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">5.3</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F91AFA8FFC5A" box="[1261,1386,874,899]" gridcol="3" gridrow="8" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">6.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F9E3FA8FFC72" box="[166,1386,915,939]" gridrow="9" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F9E3FDDFFC72" box="[166,570,915,939]" gridcol="0" gridrow="9" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Upper jaw length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF9E3FC9AFC72" box="[709,895,915,939]" gridcol="1" gridrow="9" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">16.8</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F9E3FB9DFC72" box="[1019,1144,915,939]" gridcol="2" gridrow="9" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">19.8</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F9E3FA8FFC72" box="[1261,1386,915,939]" gridcol="3" gridrow="9" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">19.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F9CBFA8FFC0A" box="[166,1386,955,979]" gridrow="10" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F9CBFDDFFC0A" box="[166,570,955,979]" gridcol="0" gridrow="10" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Maxilla width</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF9CBFC9AFC0A" box="[709,895,955,979]" gridcol="1" gridrow="10" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">4.9</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F9CBFB9DFC0A" box="[1019,1144,955,979]" gridcol="2" gridrow="10" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">6.5</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F9CBFA8FFC0A" box="[1261,1386,955,979]" gridcol="3" gridrow="10" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">5.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19F993FA8FFC22" box="[166,1386,995,1019]" gridrow="11" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19F993FDDFFC22" box="[166,570,995,1019]" gridcol="0" gridrow="11" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Caudal peduncle length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AF993FC9AFC22" box="[709,895,995,1019]" gridcol="1" gridrow="11" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">19.4</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44F993FB9DFC22" box="[1019,1144,995,1019]" gridcol="2" gridrow="11" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">15.9</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52F993FA8FFC22" box="[1261,1386,995,1019]" gridcol="3" gridrow="11" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">20.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FE7CFA8FFBFD" box="[166,1386,1036,1060]" gridrow="12" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FE7CFDDFFBFD" box="[166,570,1036,1060]" gridcol="0" gridrow="12" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Caudal peduncle depth</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFE7CFC9AFBFD" box="[709,895,1036,1060]" gridcol="1" gridrow="12" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">11.9</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FE7CFB9DFBFD" box="[1019,1144,1036,1060]" gridcol="2" gridrow="12" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">14.0</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FE7CFA8FFBFD" box="[1261,1386,1036,1060]" gridcol="3" gridrow="12" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">12.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FE44FA8FFB95" box="[166,1386,1076,1100]" gridrow="13" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FE44FDDFFB95" box="[166,570,1076,1100]" gridcol="0" gridrow="13" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Predorsal length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFE44FC9AFB95" box="[709,895,1076,1100]" gridcol="1" gridrow="13" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">39.0</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FE44FB9DFB95" box="[1019,1144,1076,1100]" gridcol="2" gridrow="13" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">45.0</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FE44FA8FFB95" box="[1261,1386,1076,1100]" gridcol="3" gridrow="13" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">41.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FE2CFA8FFBAD" box="[166,1386,1116,1140]" gridrow="14" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FE2CFDDFFBAD" box="[166,570,1116,1140]" gridcol="0" gridrow="14" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Preanal length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFE2CFC9AFBAD" box="[709,895,1116,1140]" gridcol="1" gridrow="14" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">66.4</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FE2CFB9DFBAD" box="[1019,1144,1116,1140]" gridcol="2" gridrow="14" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">66.8</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FE2CFA8FFBAD" box="[1261,1386,1116,1140]" gridcol="3" gridrow="14" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">69.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FEF4FA8FFB45" box="[166,1386,1156,1180]" gridrow="15" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FEF4FDDFFB45" box="[166,570,1156,1180]" gridcol="0" gridrow="15" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Prepelvic length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFEF4FC9AFB45" box="[709,895,1156,1180]" gridcol="1" gridrow="15" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">33.3</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FEF4FB9DFB45" box="[1019,1144,1156,1180]" gridcol="2" gridrow="15" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">36.4</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FEF4FA8FFB45" box="[1261,1386,1156,1180]" gridcol="3" gridrow="15" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">37.8</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FEDCFA8FFB1D" box="[166,1386,1196,1220]" gridrow="16" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FEDCFDDFFB1D" box="[166,570,1196,1220]" gridcol="0" gridrow="16" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Dorsal fin base length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFEDCFC9AFB1D" box="[709,895,1196,1220]" gridcol="1" gridrow="16" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">51.9</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FEDCFB9DFB1D" box="[1019,1144,1196,1220]" gridcol="2" gridrow="16" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">56.4</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FEDCFA8FFB1D" box="[1261,1386,1196,1220]" gridcol="3" gridrow="16" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">51.5</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FEA5FA8FFB34" box="[166,1386,1237,1261]" gridrow="17" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FEA5FDDFFB34" box="[166,570,1237,1261]" gridcol="0" gridrow="17" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">First dorsal spine</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFEA5FC9AFB34" box="[709,895,1237,1261]" gridcol="1" gridrow="17" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">7.8</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FEA5FB9DFB34" box="[1019,1144,1237,1261]" gridcol="2" gridrow="17" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">8.7</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FEA5FA8FFB34" box="[1261,1386,1237,1261]" gridcol="3" gridrow="17" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">7.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FE8DFA8FFACC" box="[166,1386,1277,1301]" gridrow="18" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FE8DFDDFFACC" box="[166,570,1277,1301]" gridcol="0" gridrow="18" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Third dorsal spine</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFE8DFC9AFACC" box="[709,895,1277,1301]" gridcol="1" gridrow="18" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FE8DFB9DFACC" box="[1019,1144,1277,1301]" gridcol="2" gridrow="18" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FE8DFA8FFACC" box="[1261,1386,1277,1301]" gridcol="3" gridrow="18" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">16.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FF55FA8FFAE4" box="[166,1386,1317,1341]" gridrow="19" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FF55FDDFFAE4" box="[166,570,1317,1341]" gridcol="0" gridrow="19" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Fourth dorsal spine</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFF55FC9AFAE4" box="[709,895,1317,1341]" gridcol="1" gridrow="19" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FF55FB9DFAE4" box="[1019,1144,1317,1341]" gridcol="2" gridrow="19" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">20.2</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FF55FA8FFAE4" box="[1261,1386,1317,1341]" gridcol="3" gridrow="19" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">19.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FF3DFA8FFABF" box="[166,1386,1357,1382]" gridrow="20" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FF3DFDDFFABF" box="[166,570,1357,1382]" gridcol="0" gridrow="20" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Fifth dorsal spine</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFF3DFC9AFABF" box="[709,895,1357,1382]" gridcol="1" gridrow="20" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">17.8</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FF3DFB9DFABF" box="[1019,1144,1357,1382]" gridcol="2" gridrow="20" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">20.3</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FF3DFA8FFABF" box="[1261,1386,1357,1382]" gridcol="3" gridrow="20" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">18.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FF06FA8FFA57" box="[166,1386,1398,1422]" gridrow="21" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FF06FDDFFA57" box="[166,570,1398,1422]" gridcol="0" gridrow="21" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">10th dorsal spine</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFF06FC9AFA57" box="[709,895,1398,1422]" gridcol="1" gridrow="21" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">9.0</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FF06FB9DFA57" box="[1019,1144,1398,1422]" gridcol="2" gridrow="21" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">12.1</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FF06FA8FFA57" box="[1261,1386,1398,1422]" gridcol="3" gridrow="21" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">8.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FFEEFA8FFA6F" box="[166,1386,1438,1462]" gridrow="22" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FFEEFDDFFA6F" box="[166,570,1438,1462]" gridcol="0" gridrow="22" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">First segmented dorsal ray</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFFEEFC9AFA6F" box="[709,895,1438,1462]" gridcol="1" gridrow="22" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FFEEFB9DFA6F" box="[1019,1144,1438,1462]" gridcol="2" gridrow="22" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">18.1</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FFEEFA8FFA6F" box="[1261,1386,1438,1462]" gridcol="3" gridrow="22" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">14.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FFB6FA8FFA06" box="[166,1386,1478,1503]" gridrow="23" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FFB6FDDFFA06" box="[166,570,1478,1503]" gridcol="0" gridrow="23" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Longest segmented dorsal ray (number)</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFFB6FC9AFA06" box="[709,895,1478,1503]" gridcol="1" gridrow="23" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FFB6FB9DFA06" box="[1019,1144,1478,1503]" gridcol="2" gridrow="23" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FFB6FA8FFA06" box="[1261,1386,1478,1503]" gridcol="3" gridrow="23" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">24.6 (2)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FF9EFA8FF9DE" box="[166,1386,1518,1543]" gridrow="24" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FF9EFDDFF9DE" box="[166,570,1518,1543]" gridcol="0" gridrow="24" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Anal fin base length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFF9EFC9AF9DE" box="[709,895,1518,1543]" gridcol="1" gridrow="24" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">16.8</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FF9EFB9DF9DE" box="[1019,1144,1518,1543]" gridcol="2" gridrow="24" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">17.4</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FF9EFA8FF9DE" box="[1261,1386,1518,1543]" gridcol="3" gridrow="24" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">16.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FC67FA8FF9F6" box="[166,1386,1559,1583]" gridrow="25" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FC67FDDFF9F6" box="[166,570,1559,1583]" gridcol="0" gridrow="25" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">First anal spine</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFC67FC9AF9F6" box="[709,895,1559,1583]" gridcol="1" gridrow="25" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">12.4</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FC67FB9DF9F6" box="[1019,1144,1559,1583]" gridcol="2" gridrow="25" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">12.0</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FC67FA8FF9F6" box="[1261,1386,1559,1583]" gridcol="3" gridrow="25" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">10.1</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FC4FFA8FF98E" box="[166,1386,1599,1623]" gridrow="26" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FC4FFDDFF98E" box="[166,570,1599,1623]" gridcol="0" gridrow="26" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Second anal spine</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFC4FFC9AF98E" box="[709,895,1599,1623]" gridcol="1" gridrow="26" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">21.2</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FC4FFB9DF98E" box="[1019,1144,1599,1623]" gridcol="2" gridrow="26" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">22.7</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FC4FFA8FF98E" box="[1261,1386,1599,1623]" gridcol="3" gridrow="26" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">18.2</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FC17FA8FF9A6" box="[166,1386,1639,1663]" gridrow="27" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FC17FDDFF9A6" box="[166,570,1639,1663]" gridcol="0" gridrow="27" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Third anal spine</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFC17FC9AF9A6" box="[709,895,1639,1663]" gridcol="1" gridrow="27" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">18.6</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FC17FB9DF9A6" box="[1019,1144,1639,1663]" gridcol="2" gridrow="27" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">18.3</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FC17FA8FF9A6" box="[1261,1386,1639,1663]" gridcol="3" gridrow="27" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">14.6</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FCFFFA8FF971" box="[166,1386,1679,1704]" gridrow="28" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FCFFFDDFF971" box="[166,570,1679,1704]" gridcol="0" gridrow="28" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">First segmented anal ray</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFCFFFC9AF971" box="[709,895,1679,1704]" gridcol="1" gridrow="28" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">19.9</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FCFFFB9DF971" box="[1019,1144,1679,1704]" gridcol="2" gridrow="28" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">23.2</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FCFFFA8FF971" box="[1261,1386,1679,1704]" gridcol="3" gridrow="28" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">18.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FCC8FA8FF909" box="[166,1386,1720,1744]" gridrow="29" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FCC8FDDFF909" box="[166,570,1720,1744]" gridcol="0" gridrow="29" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Longest segmented anal ray (number)</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFCC8FC9AF909" box="[709,895,1720,1744]" gridcol="1" gridrow="29" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FCC8FB9DF909" box="[1019,1144,1720,1744]" gridcol="2" gridrow="29" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">24.6 (2)</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FCC8FA8FF909" box="[1261,1386,1720,1744]" gridcol="3" gridrow="29" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">20.6 (2)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FC90FA8FF921" box="[166,1386,1760,1784]" gridrow="30" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FC90FDDFF921" box="[166,570,1760,1784]" gridcol="0" gridrow="30" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Caudal fin length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFC90FC9AF921" box="[709,895,1760,1784]" gridcol="1" gridrow="30" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FC90FB9DF921" box="[1019,1144,1760,1784]" gridcol="2" gridrow="30" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FC90FA8FF921" box="[1261,1386,1760,1784]" gridcol="3" gridrow="30" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">29.0</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FD78FA8FF8F9" box="[166,1386,1800,1824]" gridrow="31" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FD78FDDFF8F9" box="[166,570,1800,1824]" gridcol="0" gridrow="31" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Caudal concavity</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFD78FC9AF8F9" box="[709,895,1800,1824]" gridcol="1" gridrow="31" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FD78FB9DF8F9" box="[1019,1144,1800,1824]" gridcol="2" gridrow="31" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FD78FA8FF8F9" box="[1261,1386,1800,1824]" gridcol="3" gridrow="31" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">8.4</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FD40FA8FF890" box="[166,1386,1840,1865]" gridrow="32" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FD40FDDFF890" box="[166,570,1840,1865]" gridcol="0" gridrow="32" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Longest pectoral-fin ray (number)</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFD40FC9AF890" box="[709,895,1840,1865]" gridcol="1" gridrow="32" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">*</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FD40FB9DF890" box="[1019,1144,1840,1865]" gridcol="2" gridrow="32" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">32.3 (9)</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FD40FA8FF890" box="[1261,1386,1840,1865]" gridcol="3" gridrow="32" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">30.7 (9)</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FD28FA8FF8A8" box="[166,1386,1880,1905]" gridrow="33" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FD28FDDFF8A8" box="[166,570,1880,1905]" gridcol="0" gridrow="33" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Pelvic fin spine</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFD28FC9AF8A8" box="[709,895,1880,1905]" gridcol="1" gridrow="33" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">17.3</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FD28FB9DF8A8" box="[1019,1144,1880,1905]" gridcol="2" gridrow="33" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">17.8</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FD28FA8FF8A8" box="[1261,1386,1880,1905]" gridcol="3" gridrow="33" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">15.9</td>
</tr>
<tr id="05CC34E6C40DE3F1FF19FDF1FA8FF840" box="[166,1386,1921,1945]" gridrow="34" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">
<th id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FF19FDF1FDDFF840" box="[166,570,1921,1945]" gridcol="0" gridrow="34" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">Pelvic fin length</th>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FD7AFDF1FC9AF840" box="[709,895,1921,1945]" gridcol="1" gridrow="34" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">28.2</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FC44FDF1FB9DF840" box="[1019,1144,1921,1945]" gridcol="2" gridrow="34" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">28.0</td>
<td id="461D5D9AC40DE3F1FB52FDF1FA8FF840" box="[1261,1386,1921,1945]" gridcol="3" gridrow="34" pageId="90" pageNumber="91">23.6</td>
</tr>
</table>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40C1C55FF78FAE7FB69FDC0" blockId="91.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Mouth large, oblique, posterior margin of maxilla reaching vertical through posterior edge of pupil in smaller specimens, almost to posterior edge of orbit in largest specimen; maxilla expanded posteriorly; small, splint-like supramaxilla present; mouth terminal, lower jaw projecting; upper jaw with a stout outer canine on either side at front of jaw, flanked internally by villiform band with about 5–6 rows of depressible, smaller, sharp-tipped teeth, the posterior few teeth nearest symphysis enlarged and caniniform; band of villiform teeth reducing to 2–3 rows posteriorly, those of outer row largest and curved inwards; lower jaw with 1–2 stout fixed conical teeth either side of symphysis, flanked internally by villiform band of about 4–5 rows of small depressible teeth at symphysis, the posterior few teeth nearest symphysis enlarged and caniniform; band of teeth reducing to 2–3 on middle of jaw, behind which 1–2 enlarged canines, followed by single row of inwardly curved small teeth on posterior half of jaw; vomer with 2 rows of curved teeth in V-shaped patch; palatine with a band of 2–3 rows of small, sharp-tipped conical teeth; ectopterygoid and mesopterygoid edentate; tongue narrow, pointed and edentate.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40C1C55FF78F853FDC1FD28" blockId="91.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Opercle with 3 flat spines, middle spine longest, upper spine concealed by scales; posterior and ventral margin of preopercle with 19 weak (smallest specimen) to 64 strong (in largest specimen) serrations, serrations continuous around angle; interopercle with 2 weak (smallest specimen) to 15 strong (largest specimen) serrations; subopercle with 3–12 serrations, strongest in largest specimen; posttemporal with 0–5 irregular serrations. Anterior nostril positioned at middle of snout, tubular with small flap on posterior rim; posterior nostril at anterior border of orbit, with slightly raised rim but no flap.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40C1C55FF78F88BFE1EFBC8" blockId="91.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Scales ctenoid with basal cteni; lateral line broadly arched over pectoral fin following body contour to caudalfin base; scales present on maxilla (not apparent in smallest specimen), upper part of snout almost to upper lip, except for naked wedge medially (only to near posterior nostrils in smallest specimen), all infraorbitals except first, mandibles (only posteriorly in smallest specimen) and chin (not apparent in two smaller specimens); no scales on branchiostegal membranes or lips; no auxiliary scales on head or body; soft dorsal fin and anal with fin with low scaly sheath basally, with some small scales extending on to fin membranes; caudal fin with scaly basal sheath, with small scales extending on to basal third to half of fin membranes; pectoral fins with basal sheath and small scales extending on to fin membranes.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40C1C55FF78FE6BFC09FA18" blockId="91.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">
Colour in life (based on colour photo of 
<quantity id="7C049B41C40C1C55FD22FE6BFCE1FBEC" box="[669,772,1051,1077]" metricMagnitude="-2" metricUnit="m" metricValue="3.87" pageId="91" pageNumber="92" unit="mm" value="38.7">38.7 mm</quantity>
SL when freshly dead; 
<figureCitation id="23C72A21C40C1C55FBA7FE6BFB7AFBEC" box="[1048,1183,1051,1077]" captionStart="FIGURE 37" captionStartId="89.[151,250,1943,1967]" captionTargetBox="[170,1418,208,1920]" captionTargetId="figure-18@89.[170,1418,181,1920]" captionTargetPageId="89" captionText="FIGURE 37. Plectranthias melanesius, Australian specimens:A) AMS I.42721-004, 38.7 mm SL, freshly dead, large seamount north of Middleton Reef, Tasman Sea; B) AMS I.42721-004, preserved; C) QM I.21167, 97.0 mm SL, preserved, east of Stradbroke Island, Queensland. Photos by (A) NORFANZ team, (B,C) A.C. Gill." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4472001" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4472001/files/figure.png" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Figure 37A</figureCitation>
): Head reddish brown dorsally, becoming yellow-brown on snout, lips and in broad oblique stripe from lower part of orbit to angle of preopercle, below which abruptly white; iris yellow, greenish brown dorsally and reddish brown posteriorly, with narrow brown ring around pupil and large black blotch in front of pupil; body tan, becoming white on abdomen, with small dark grey spot in front of dorsal fin origin; broad reddish brown bar from anterior nape to base of third dorsal spine, extending ventrally to mid-side; dark grey-brown bar between bases of seventh dorsal spine and second segmented ray, extending ventrally to ventral edge of body between anus and base of second segmented anal ray; two indistinct yellow-brown bars from soft part of dorsal fin to mid-side; caudal peduncle with bar about 3–4 scales wide extending from dorsal to ventral edges of peduncle, bar grey-brown dorsally, paler reddish brown ventrally below lateral line; mid-body dark bar extending broadly on to dorsal fin, remainder of dorsal and anal fins pale to hyaline with bars from body extending on to fin bases; caudal whitish to hyaline, with small orange-brown elongate spot near base of middle few rays of upper lobe; pectoral and pelvic fins hyaline.
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<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40C1C55FF78FFBBFCBDF938" blockId="91.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">
Colour in preservative: (
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B–C) Two larger (58.5 and 97.0 mm SL) specimens very faded, but have indistinct dusky melanophores of anterior bar (from bases of seventh dorsal spine to second segmented ray) to about 2 scale rows below lateral line, with very indistinct finer melanophores scattered to ventral edge of body; caudal peduncle bar similar, with bar present mostly as fine, scattered very indistinct melanophores, and distinct melanophores only in mid-lateral, horizontally elongate spot (about 2 scales wide); caudal fin with small dark grey spot near base of middle few rays of upper caudal lobe, remainder of fins pale. Smallest (
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SL) specimen generally pale tan; dark mid-body and caudal peduncle bars remain, though strong only dorsally, but with indistinct fine melanophores extending to ventral edge of body and peduncle.
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<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40C1C55FF78FC9AFAD8F894" blockId="91.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">
<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C55FF78FC9AFE16F8DD" bold="true" box="[199,499,1770,1797]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Habitat and distribution.</emphasis>
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described from 
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by 
<bibRefCitation id="DF6D4B55C40C1C55FC43FC9BFB42F8DC" author="Randall, J. E." box="[1020,1191,1771,1797]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92" pagination="101 - 187" refId="ref74071" refString="Randall, J. E. (1980) Revision of the fish genus Plectranthias (Serranidae: Anthiinae) with descriptions of 13 new species. Micronesica, 16, 101 - 187." type="journal article" year="1980">Randall (1980)</bibRefCitation>
, 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C55FB0CFC9BFAAEF8DC" box="[1203,1355,1771,1797]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">P. melanesius</emphasis>
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is here newly recorded from 
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based on specimens collected off 
<collectingMunicipality id="5B27ACDEC40C1C55FCC8FD7FFBA4F8F0" box="[887,1089,1807,1833]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Stradbroke Island</collectingMunicipality>
, 
<collectingRegion id="7938F846C40C1C55FBF1FD7FFB30F8F0" box="[1102,1237,1807,1833]" country="Australia" name="Queensland" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Queensland</collectingRegion>
, and from a large seamount north of 
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, 
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(
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). 
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has been collected at depths of 
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.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="BB4336A4C40C1C55FF78FD26FB94F84F" blockId="91.[151,1437,151,2013]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">
<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C55FF78FD26FE88F8A9" bold="true" box="[199,365,1878,1904]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Comparisons.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C55FECCFD27FD68F8A8" box="[371,653,1879,1905]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Plectranthias melanesius</emphasis>
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closely resembles 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C55FCDFFD27FC0EF8A9" box="[864,1003,1879,1904]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">P. azumanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C55FC46FD27FB8BF8A8" box="[1017,1134,1879,1905]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">P. kelloggi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C55FB1CFD27FAAAF8A8" box="[1187,1359,1879,1905]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">P. maculicauda</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Comparisons between the four species are summarised in 
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(but see Remarks below).
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<subSubSection id="F3E6652FC40C1C52FF78FDEFFA77FD73" lastPageId="92" lastPageNumber="93" pageId="91" pageNumber="92" type="discussion">
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C55FF78FDEFFEDEF860" bold="true" box="[199,315,1951,1977]" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Remarks.</emphasis>
Our use of the species name 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C55FD39FDEFFCFBF860" box="[646,798,1951,1977]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">P. melanesius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
for Australian specimens is somewhat tentative. 
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considered 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C55FED7FDB3FD90F805" box="[360,629,1987,2013]" italics="true" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">Pseudanthias azumanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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&amp; Richardson, 1910
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from 
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to be a valid subspecies of 
<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40C1C52FADEFDB3FEB9FF68" italics="true" lastPageId="92" lastPageNumber="93" pageId="91" pageNumber="92">
Plectranthias 
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</emphasis>
(
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&amp; Evermann, 1903
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), and erected an additional subspecies, 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FBF9FAE7FAD8FF68" box="[1094,1341,151,177]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">P. kelloggi melanesius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, for five specimens from 
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. We are confident in recognising 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FCC8FACBFBE6FF0D" box="[887,1027,187,212]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">P. azumanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
as a full species (see Remarks for 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FA37FACBFEE2FF21" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">P. azumanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
) but are less certain of the status of 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FD1AFAAFFC45FF20" box="[677,928,223,249]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">P. kelloggi melanesius</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, as it is possibly a synonym of 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FAB6FAAFFA70FF21" box="[1289,1429,223,248]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">P. azumanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. According to Fourmanoir (in 
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), the live coloration of the New Caledonian 
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specimens was very similar to 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FEB8FB57FE74FE99" box="[263,401,295,320]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">P. azumanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Our only fresh photo of the Australian specimens, a 
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SL juvenile (
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), suggests slight differences in live coloration (
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), though more, larger specimens are needed for proper comparison. Randall distinguished 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FE7AFB1FFDD0FE51" box="[453,565,367,392]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">azumanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
and 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FDD5FB1FFD03FE50" box="[618,742,367,393]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">melanesius</emphasis>
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only on the basis of counts of tubed lateral-line scales (32–34, mean 
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versus 33–36, mean 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FD49FBE3FC83FE75" box="[758,870,403,428]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">azumanus</emphasis>
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). With the exception of 
<bibRefCitation id="DF6D4B55C40B1C52FBC4FBE3FB1FFE74" author="Lee, S. C." box="[1147,1274,403,429]" pageId="92" pageNumber="93" pagination="1 - 72" refId="ref73077" refString="Lee, S. C. (1990) A revision of the serranid fish (family Serranidae) of Taiwan. Journal of the Taiwan Museum, 43 (2), 1 - 72." type="journal article" year="1990">Lee (1990)</bibRefCitation>
, who reported lateral line scales counts of 33–42 for Taiwanese specimens, other studies have reported the same counts of 33–36 for Japanese and Taiwanese specimens of 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FDD0FBABFD1FFE2D" box="[623,762,475,500]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">P. azumanus</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
(e.g., 
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, 
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). However, we recorded counts of 34–37 (mean 35.0) from four specimens of 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FD24FB8FFCC3FDC1" box="[667,806,511,536]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">P. azumanus</emphasis>
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from 
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, and 34 for the two specimens from 
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. Our three specimens from eastern 
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and north of Middleton Reef conform with Randall’s values for 
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(32–34, mean 33.0).
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<bibRefCitation id="DF6D4B55C40B1C52FF78F81BFE9BFD5C" author="Sih, T. L. &amp; Cappo, M. &amp; Kingsford, M." box="[199,382,619,645]" pageId="92" pageNumber="93" pagination="10886" refId="ref74892" refString="Sih, T. L., Cappo, M. &amp; Kingsford, M. (2017). Deep-reef fish assemblages of the Great Barrier Reef shelf-break (Australia). Scientific Reports, 7, 10886. https: // doi. org / 10.1038 / s 41598 - 017 - 11452 - 1" type="journal article" year="2017">
Sih 
<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FF4BF81BFEC8FD5C" box="[244,301,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">et al.</emphasis>
(2017)
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recorded 
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<emphasis id="8988EAB6C40B1C52FE50F81BFD80FD5C" box="[495,613,619,645]" italics="true" pageId="92" pageNumber="93">P. kelloggi</emphasis>
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from the Great Barrier Reef based on video footage from baited cameras in 
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155– 
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. However, their observations appear to be based on 
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(see Remarks for that species).
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I.42721-004, 
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SL, 
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, large seamount north of 
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, 
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, 
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sled, NORFANZ team, 
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(field number 0308/049)
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; 
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I.21167, 2: 58.5–97.0 mm SL, 
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, east of 
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, 
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, 
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, 
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, trawl, 
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, 
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.
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