Parapercis randalli

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Parapercis randalli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. randalli
Binomial name
Parapercis randalli

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. [1]

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Description

Parapercis randalli can reach a standard length of 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in). [2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of John E. Randall (1924-2020), of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu. [3]

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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.