Parapercis johnsoni
Parapercis johnsoni, the Polynesian sandperch, is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae.[1]
| Parapercis johnsoni | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Parapercis |
| Species: | P. johnsoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Parapercis johnsoni H. C. Ho, 2015 | |
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Jeffrey W. Johnson, of the Queensland Museum in Australia.[2]
References
- 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.
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