''Plectranthias cruentus'', the bloody perchlet, is a species of ray-finned fish in the subfamily

Anthiinae Anthias are members of the family Serranidae and make up the subfamily Anthiinae. Anthias make up a sizeable portion of the population of pink, orange, and yellow reef fishes seen swarming in most coral reef photography and film. The name Anthi ...

, part of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses.Anthony C. Gill and Clive D. Roberts. 2020. Plectranthias cruentus, A New Species of Anthiadine Perchlet (Teleostei: Serranidae) from the Lord Howe Rise, Tasman Sea. Zootaxa. 4750(4); 560–566. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4750.4.6

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cruentus Taxa named by Anthony C. Gill Taxa named by Clive D. Roberts Fish described in 2020 {{Serranidae-stub