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

Parapercis randalli is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Northwest Pacific near southern Taiwan.[1] This species can reach a length of 10.0 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. [2]

Etymology

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

References

  1. โ†‘ Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2010. Parapercis randalli, a new sandperch (Pisces: Pinguipedidae) from Southern Taiwan. Zootaxa 2690:59-67.
  2. โ†‘ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Parapercis randalli" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. โ†‘ 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.



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