Parapercis randalli

Parapercis randalli
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
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

↑ Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2010. Parapercis randalli, a new sandperch (Pisces: Pinguipedidae) from Southern Taiwan. Zootaxa 2690:59-67.
↑ "Parapercis randalli". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
↑ 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. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

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[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.

[ETYFish-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. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.