Parapercis johnsoni, the Polynesian sandperch, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae.[1]
Parapercis johnsoni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachiniformes |
Family: | Pinguipedidae |
Genus: | Parapercis |
Species: | P. johnsoni
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Binomial name | |
Parapercis johnsoni H. C. Ho, 2015
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Etymology edit
The fish is named in honour of Jeffrey W. Johnson, of the Queensland Museum in Australia.[2]
References edit
- ^ Ho, H.-C. (2015). "Description of a new species and redescriptions of two rare species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from the tropical Pacific Ocean" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3999 (2): 255–271. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.5. PMID 26623574.
- ^ 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.