Scientific Name	Plectranthias kelloggi   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Jordan & Evermann, 1903)	Depth	100 - 360M
Chinese	凱氏浪花鮨	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鮨科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F338　Serranidae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	凱氏浪花鮨
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	凱氏棘花鱸、花鱸
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South
Habitats	Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off Kailua, Hawaii I., Hawaiian Is., U.S.A.
Synonyms
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Plectranthias sheni, a new species and P. kamii, a new record of anthiine fishes (Perciformes: Serranidae) from Taiwan(Chen& Shao, 2002)  Jordan, D. S. etc. 1903 Yoshino, T. 1972 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Chen, J. P. etc. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056172. ASIZP0056181. ASIZP0059293. ASIZP0060914. ASIZP0065464. FRIP01216. FRIP22121. NMMBP00793. NMMBP02452. NMMBP03321. NMMSTP00374. NTMP0796. NTMP0838. NTUM03722. NTUM03849. NTUM03850. NTUM04126. NTUM04127. NTUM05656. NTUM06880. NTUM07003. NTUM07080. NTUM07471. RUSI27664.
Common Name	Perchlet
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Base of dorsal spine and ray continuing, with X spines and 14-16 rays, fourth or firth IV longerst; anal fin unith will III spines ＆ 7 rays; pectoral fin elongated, middle ones longer than lateral ones, soft rays 15; caudal fin truncated. Gill rakers 7-10 on upper limb, 13-17 on lower limb of first gill arch. Ctenoid scales, lateral line scales 33-36. Body deep 2.8-3.2 times in SL, body back reddish orange, lateral side with two maroon stripe, caudal peduncle upper side with a maroon spot.
habitats	Inhabit deeper rocky reef or sandy area, demersal, carnivorous, feed on small fish and crustacean.
Distribution	Northwestern Padific Ocean, Japan, Hawaii island and Taiwan.
Utility	Small perchlet, not commercial species, rarelly, edible.