Biology:Northern blue devil
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Short description: Species of fish
| Northern blue devil | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Plesiopidae |
| Genus: | Paraplesiops |
| Species: | P. poweri
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| Binomial name | |
| Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Paraplesiops jolliffei Ogilby, 1916 | |
The northern blue devil, Paraplesiops poweri, is a species of fish in the longfin family Plesiopidae. It has been recorded from the inshore waters of Queensland, eastern Australia , from Bowen to Moreton Bay.[2] The specific name honours Percy Power, who caught the type specimen.[3]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Paraplesiops poweri" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ Hoese, Douglass F.; Kuiter, Rudie H. (1984). "A revision of the Australian plesiopid fish genus Paraplesiops, with notes on other Australian genera.". Records of the Australian Museum 36 (1): 7–18. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.36.1984.322. http://australianmuseum.net.au/Uploads/Journals/17631/322_complete.pdf.
- ↑ "Subseries OVALENTARIA: Incertae sedis". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 29 March 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/ovalentaria/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2790449 entry
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