Common name of Plectranthias takasei
 
Common name Hinomaru-hanadai
Language Japanese
Type Vernacular
Official trade name No
Rank 2 - (Preferred common name (unique))
Country Japan
Locality
Ref. Gill, A.C., Y.-K. Tea and H. Senou, 2016
Life stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core
1st modifier
2nd modifier
Remarks The name refers to the prominent red spot on the side, which is reminiscent of the red disk (rising sun) in the Japanese flag (commonly called Hinomaru, ‘the sun disk’).
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