Parapercis johnsoni

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 johnsoni

Name

Parapercis johnsoni H.-C. Ho, 2015

• Holotype: MNHN 2000-5243 .
• Paratypes: (18).

Type locality: 9°43’59”S, 138°51’00”W, Hiva Oa, Polynesia, South Pacific Ocean, 107–108 m depth.

• Etymology: In honour of Jeffrey W. Johnson of the Queensland Museum for his contribution to our knowledge of pinguipedid fishes and for providing valuable information/discussion for the auhtors studies.

Vernacular names

English: Polynesian Sandperch

References

• 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. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3999.2.5. Preview (PDF) Full article (PDF) Reference page.