| Parapercis maritzi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Parapercis |
| Species: | P. maritzi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parapercis maritzi M. E. Anderson, 1992 | |
Parapercis maritzi is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean off South Africa. [1]
Parapercis maritzi can reach a standard length of 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in). [2]
During 14-20 June 1990, Mr Willie Maritz, Curator of the East London Aquarium in South Africa, was invited to participate in a hake reconnaissance cruise aboard the Spanish trawler Playa de Galicia off the Transkei coast. A commercial bottom trawl of 80-150m deep was done to catch hake.
Mr Maritz took fish for the aquarium and froze other unusual fish for otolith extraction at the Port Elizabeth Museum. Specimens used for the latter were sent to the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology where it was determined that a new species had been identified. [3]
Parapercis maritzi is named in honour of Willie Maritz, curator of the East London Aquarium in South Africa. [4]
The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, South Africa and in the Indo-Pacific as far east as Japan. The family contains a few species which are used by humans for food.
George Sprague Myers was an American ichthyologist who spent most of his career at Stanford University. He served as the editor of Stanford Ichthyological Bulletin as well as president of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists. Myers was also head of the Division of Fishes at the United States National Museum, and held a position as an ichthyologist for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. He was also an advisor in fisheries and ichthyology to the Brazilian Government.
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Sven Oscar Kullander is a Swedish biologist specialised in ichthyology. He primarily researches cichlids – notably the genus Apistogramma and the Cichlasoma-complex – and other tropical fresh water fishes. He also has been working with endangered fish species in Sweden.
Hugo Hermann Schauinsland was a German zoologist born in Rittergut Dedawe, Kreis Labiau, Province of Prussia.
Parapercis is a genus of sandperches belonging to the family Pinguipedidae.
Phillip Clarence Heemstra was an American-South African ichthyologist. He was born in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States as the son of Clarence William Heemstra and his wife, Lydia. He attended school in Ottawa, Illinois, and completed a B.Sc. Zoology in 1963 at the University of Illinois at Urbana, Illinois, as well as his MSc degree (1968) and doctorate (1974) in marine biology at the University of Miami in Miami, Florida. He moved to live in South Africa in 1978.
Parapercis shaoi is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Taiwan. This species reaches a length of 15.3 cm (6.0 in).
Parapercis banoni is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Southeastern Atlantic at a place called the Valdivia Bank. This species reaches a length of 19.2 cm (7.6 in).
Parapercis colemani is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found at Norfolk Island.. This species reaches a length of 8.2 cm (3.2 in).
Parapercis dockinsi is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Southeastern Pacific and is believed to be endemic to Juan Fernández Island. This species reaches a length of 17.2 cm (6.8 in).
Parapercis katoi is a ray-finned fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Japan. This species reaches a length of 17.7 cm (7.0 in).
Parapercis haackei, the wavy grubfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Western Australia and South Australia.
Parapercis ramsayi, the spotted grubfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Western Australia and South Australia.
Parapercis kamoharai is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
Parapercis johnsoni, the Polynesian sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae.
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.
Parapercis moki, also known as Mok's sandperch, is a species of [[ray-finned fish]0 in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean off Taiwan.
Parapercis robinsoni, the smallscale grubfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to South Africa and north to Pakistan.
Parapercis okamurai, the yellow sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found off Taiwan and Japan.
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