Parapercis okamurai explained

Parapercis okamurai, the yellow sandperch, is a species of fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found off Taiwan and Japan.

Description

Parapercis okamurai can reach a standard length of 13cm (05inches).

Etymology

The fish is named in honor of Osama Okamura, of Kyoto University in Japan, who helped collect the type specimen with fellow graduate student Kunio Amaoka.^[1]

References

• Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p.

Notes and References

1. 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.