语法布莱恩是最新的深水物种anthias在珊瑚三角的震中之一的深处发现了贝斯特。新的铁锹尾语法布莱恩收集的是探险队的成员Califor吗nia Academy of Sciences and the Bishop Museum while surveying deep mesophotic reefs in the Philippines.
The uniquely colored and shaped fish was instantly被公认为新物种, with a big, beautiful tail that is more reminiscent of a South AmericanApistogramma矮丽鱼比海鱼。新描述的语法布莱恩在大部分身体和鳍上具有精致的柠檬黄色,仅在身体的上半部就具有生动的洋红色阴影。
该属中只有其他几个物种语法,所有这些都仅限于非常深的水域,通常超过300英尺,有时深到1000英尺。语法布莱恩在菲律宾最大的岛屿吕宋岛的八打雁海岸距离八打雁海岸的150米深处收集。
The four specimens used in the description of the new basslet species ranged in size from 72 to 84 mm, 2.75 to 3.25 inches standard length, although the elongated tail fin adds significantly to the total length of this fish.语法布莱恩is named in honor of Brianne Atwood, and is described by Anderson, Greene & Rocha in the most recent volume ofZootaxa。