| Parapercis colemani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Parapercis |
| Species: | P. colemani |
| Binomial name | |
| Parapercis colemani J. E. Randall & Francis, 1993 | |
Parapercis colemani is a fish species in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found at Norfolk Island..[1] This species reaches a length of 8.2 cm (3.2 in).[2]
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.[3]
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Parapercis colemani" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- ↑ 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 6 March 2022.
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