Biology:Parapercis macrophthalma

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

Parapercis macrophthalma, the narrow barred grubfish, is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in Japan and Taiwan. This species can reach a length of 14.0 centimetres (5.5 in) TL.[1]

This fish 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

Wikidata ☰ Q2014282 entry