Parapercis moki

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trachinoidei

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Perciformes Subordo: Trachinoidei

Familia: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
Species: Parapercis moki

Name

Parapercis moki H.-C. Ho & Johnson, 2013

• Holotype: NMMB P0892 (ex NSYU 1943).

• Type locality: Chong-Chou, Kaohsiung, southwestern Taiwan, northern South China Sea.

• Etymology: The specific name is a patronym and honors Professor Hin-Kiu Mok, National Sun Ye-San University, in recognition of his numerous contributions to fish studies and for providing the holotype for this study.

• Distribution. Known from southwestern Taiwan off Chong-chou and Ke-tzu-liao, Kaohsiung. Depth assumed not more than 100 m. It likely inhabits shallow waters in the southeastern Taiwan Strait.

References

• Ho, H.-C. & Johnson, J.W. 2013. Redescription of Parapercis macrophthalma (Pietschmann, 1911) and description of a new species of Parapercis (Pisces: Pinguipedidae) from Taiwan. Zootaxa 3620(2): 273–282. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3620.2.5 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Mok’s sandperch