Parapercis johnsoni explained

Parapercis johnsoni, the Polynesian sandperch, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae.[1]

Etymology

The fish is named in honour of Jeffrey W. Johnson, of the Queensland Museum in Australia.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Ho, H.-C. . 2015 . Description of a new species and redescriptions of two rare species of Parapercis (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae) from the tropical Pacific Ocean . Zootaxa . 3999 . 2 . 255–271 . 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.5. 26623574 .
  2. Web site: Order URANOSCOPIFORMES: PINGUIPEDIDAE, CHEIMARRICHTHYIDAE, AMMODYTIDAE and URANOSCOPIDAE . 12 March 2022 . Christopher Scharpf . Kenneth J. Lazara . amp . The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database . Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara . 22 September 2018.

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