Parapercis macrophthalma

Parapercis macrophthalma, the narrow barred grubfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Japan and Taiwan.

Parapercis macrophthalma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. macrophthalma
Binomial name
Parapercis macrophthalma
(Pietschmann, 1911)
Synonyms
  • Neopercis macrophthalma Pietschmann, 1911

Description

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Parapercis macrophthalma can reach a total length of 14.0 centimetres (5.5 in).[1]

Taxonomy

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Parapercis macrophthalma was first described by Viktor Pietschmann in 1911 as Neopercis macrophthalma,[2][3] but in 2013 was assigned to the genus, Parapercis.[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parapercis macrophthalma". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. ^ a b "Parapercis macrophthalma (Pietschmann, 1911)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  3. ^ Viktor Pietschmann (1911). "Über Neopercis macrophthalma n. sp. und Heterognathodon doederleini, Ishikawa, zwei Fische aus Formosa". Annalen des K. K. Naturhistorischen Hofmuseums (in German). 25 (3/4): 431–435. JSTOR 41768147. Wikidata Q100978917.
  4. ^ Hsuan-Ching Ho; Jeffrey W. Johnson (6 March 2013). "Redescription of Parapercis macrophthalma (Pietschmann, 1911) and description of a new species of Parapercis (Pisces: Pinguipedidae) from Taiwan". Zootaxa. 3620 (2): 273–282. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.3620.2.5. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 26120709. Wikidata Q29470714.