Biology:Parapercis dockinsi
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| Parapercis dockinsi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Parapercis |
| Species: | P. dockinsi
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| Binomial name | |
| Parapercis dockinsi J. E. McCosker, 1971
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Parapercis dockinsi is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Southeastern Pacific and is believed to be endemic to Juan Fernández Island. This species reaches a length of 17.2 cm (6.8 in).[1]
Etymology
The fish is named in honor of zoologist Donald M. Dockins (1930-1975), of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography.[2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Parapercis dockinsi" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ↑ "Order URANOSCOPIFORMES: PINGUIPEDIDAE, CHEIMARRICHTHYIDAE, AMMODYTIDAE and URANOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. 22 September 2018. http://www.etyfish.org/uranoscopiformes/.
- Rosa, I.L. and R.S. Rosa, 1997. Systematic revision of the South American species of Pinguipedidae (Teleostei, Trachinoidei). Revta Bras. Zool. 14(4):845-865.
Wikidata ☰ Q2865579 entry
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