Plectranthias is a genus of rather small serranid fishes with large mouths and eyes close together. They are typically mainly red, orange or pearl in color. Few species exceed 10 cm (3.9 in) in length, and none exceed 25 cm (9.8 in).
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0