Threespine grubfish

The threespine grubfish (Simipercis trispinosa) is the only species in the monotypic genus Simipercis, part of the family Pinguipedidae.[1] The species is endemic to waters off eastern Australia from Swain Reefs, Queensland, to Broken Bay, New South Wales.[2] It is distinguished from other sandperch by having three spines in the dorsal fin.[3]

Threespine grubfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Simipercis
Species:
S. trispinosa
Binomial name
Simipercis trispinosa
Johnson & Randall, 2006

References
  1. Bailly N, ed. (2009). "Simipercis trispinosa Johnson & Randall, 2006". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. Dianne J Bray. "Simipercis". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Simpercis trispinosa" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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