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Parapercis randalli

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Species of ray-finned fish

Parapercis randalli
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species: P. randalli
Binomial name
Parapercis randalli
H. C. Ho & K. T. Shao, 2010

Parapercis randalli is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean near southern Taiwan.

Description

Parapercis randalli can reach a standard length of 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of John E. Randall (1924-2020), of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.

References

  1. Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2010. Parapercis randalli, a new sandperch (Pisces: Pinguipedidae) from Southern Taiwan. Zootaxa 2690:59-67.
  2. "Parapercis randalli". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
  3. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order URANOSCOPIFORMES: PINGUIPEDIDAE, CHEIMARRICHTHYIDAE, AMMODYTIDAE and URANOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
Taxon identifiers
Parapercis randalli


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