The western blue devil (Paraplesiops sinclairi) is a species of fish in the longfin family Plesiopidae endemic to Western Australia.[1] The fish is found in rocky reef habitats in the coastal, inshore waters of southwestern Western Australia, from the Recherche Archipelago to Lancelin.[1] The specific name was coined as a memorial to the ichthyologist Nicholas Sinclair of the Australian Museum who was involved in the collection of the type specimens.[2]
| Western blue devil | |
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| Western blue devil Paraplesiops sinclairi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Plesiopidae |
| Genus: | Paraplesiops |
| Species: | P. sinclairi
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraplesiops sinclairi Hutchins, 1987
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References
edit- ^ a b Hutchins, J.B. (1987). "Description of a new plesiopid fish from south-western Australia, with a discussion of zoogeography of Paraplesiops". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 13 (2): 231–240.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (29 March 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
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