Biology:Northern blue devil

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Short description: Species of fish

Northern blue devil
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Plesiopidae
Genus: Paraplesiops
Species:
P. poweri
Binomial name
Paraplesiops poweri
Ogilby, 1908
Synonyms[1]

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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Paraplesiops poweri" in FishBase. June 2018 version.
  2. 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. 
  3. "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