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Parapercis robinsoni

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Parapercis robinsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species:
P. robinsoni
Binomial name
Parapercis robinsoni
Fowler, 1929

Parapercis robinsoni, the smallscale grubfish, is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the western Indian Ocean, from the Red Sea to South Africa and north to Pakistan.

Description

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Parapercis robinsoni can reach a total length of 30.0 centimetres (11.8 in).[1]

Etymology

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The fish is named in honour of John Benjamin Romer Robinson (1869–1949), a South African attorney and businessman.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parapercis robinsoni". FishBase. June 2013 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order URANOSCOPIFORMES: PINGUIPEDIDAE, CHEIMARRICHTHYIDAE, AMMODYTIDAE and URANOSCOPIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  • Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Mugiloididae. p. 739-741. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.