This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Tang, Chi-Ngai, Lai, Nok-Wai, Ho, Hsuan-Ching (2020): Plectranthias purpuralepis sp. nov., a new anthiadine perchlet from northern Taiwan (Perciformes: Serranidae). Zootaxa 4780 (3): 508-522, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4780.3.4