Parapercis randalli is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the north-western Pacific Ocean near southern Taiwan.[1]
Description
Parapercis randalli can reach a standard length of 10.7 centimetres (4.2 in).[2]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of John E. Randall (1924-2020), of the Bishop Museum in Honolulu.[3]
References
- ^ Ho, H.-C. and K.-T. Shao, 2010. Parapercis randalli, a new sandperch (Pisces: Pinguipedidae) from Southern Taiwan. Zootaxa 2690:59-67.
- ^ "Parapercis randalli". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ 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.