Parapercis colemani

Parapercis colemani is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found at Norfolk Island..[1] This species reaches a length of 8.2 cm (3.2 in).[2]

Parapercis colemani
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. colemani
Binomial name
Parapercis colemani
J. E. Randall & Francis, 1993

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Neville Coleman (1938-2012), an environmental photographer, an explorer and a conservationist, who discovered and photographed this species in 1989.[3]

References

  1. Randall, J.E. and M.P. Francis, 1993. Parapercis colemani, a new pinguipedid fish from Norfolk Island, south-western Pacfiic Ocean. N.Z. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 27(2):209-214.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Parapercis colemani" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  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. Retrieved 6 March 2022.



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