Parapercis ramsayi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. ramsayi
Binomial name
Parapercis ramsayi

Parapercis ramsayi, the spotted grubfish, is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Eastern Indian Ocean around southern Western Australia and South Australia. This species reaches a length of 10.0 cm (3.9 in).[1]

Etymology

The fish is named almost certainly in honor of zoologist Edward Pierson Ramsay (1842-1916), the Curator of the Australian Museum.[2]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Parapercis ramsayi" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  2. ^ 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.


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