Parapercis colemani explained

Parapercis colemani is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found at Norfolk Island..^[1] This species reaches a length of 8.2cm (03.2inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Neville Coleman (1938-2012), an environmental photographer, an explorer and a conservationist, who discovered and photographed this species in 1989.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Randall, J.E. and M.P. Francis, 1993. Parapercis colemani, a new pinguipedid fish from Norfolk Island, south-western Pacfiic Ocean. N.Z. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 27(2):209-214.
2. Web site: Order URANOSCOPIFORMES: PINGUIPEDIDAE, CHEIMARRICHTHYIDAE, AMMODYTIDAE and URANOSCOPIDAE . 6 March 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.