Biology:Parapercis maritzi

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Parapercis maritzi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. maritzi
Binomial name
Parapercis maritzi
M. E. Anderson, 1992

Parapercis maritzi is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in South African part of the Indian Ocean.[1] This species can reach a length of 11.4 centimetres (4.5 in) TL. [2]

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Willie Maritz, the Curator of the East London Aquarium in South Africa.[3]

References

  1. Anderson, M.E., 1992. A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Parapercis maritzi" in FishBase. June 2013 version.
  3. "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/. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2180066 entry