Second Japanese record of Plectranthias wheeleri (Perciformes: Serranidae) from Suwanose-jima island, Tokara Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, southern Japan

Abstract

A single specimen (65.1 mm standard length) of Plectranthias wheeleri Randall, 1980 (Serranidae) collected off Suwanose-jima island, Tokara Islands, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan (previously known from a single specimen from Yoron-jima island, Amami Islands) represents both the second record from Japanese waters and northernmost record of the species.