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.

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of carcinologist Jacques Forest, who led the MUSORSTOM exploratory cruise (jointly sponsored by the Institut [français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération] and the Muséum [national d’Histoire naturelle] in Paris to the Philippines, during which time the type specimen was collected.