Parapercis ramsayi
Species of fish
Parapercis ramsayi | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachiniformes |
Family: | Pinguipedidae |
Genus: | Parapercis |
Species: | P. ramsayi |
Binomial name | |
Parapercis ramsayi Steindachner, 1883 |
Parapercis ramsayi, the spotted grubfish, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the eastern Indian Ocean around southern Western Australia and South Australia.
Description
Parapercis ramsayi reaches a total length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in).[1]
Etymology
The fish is named almost certainly in honour of zoologist Edward Pierson Ramsay (1842-1916), the Curator of the Australian Museum.[2]
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parapercis ramsayi". Fishbase. February 2018 version.
- ^ 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 9 March 2022.
- May, J.L. and J.G.H. Maxwell, 1986. Trawl fish from temperate waters of Australia. CSIRO Division of Fisheries Research, Tasmania. 492 p.
- Spotted Grubfish, Parapercis ramsayi (Steindachner 1883) @ fishesofaustralia.net.au
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