Parapercis kentingensis

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 kentingensis

Name

Parapercis kentingensis H.-C. Ho, Chang & Shao, 2012

• Holotype: NMMB P11453. [Paratypes: NMMB P11437, NMMB P11446, NMMB P11447, NMMB P11450, NMMB P11454 (4), NMMB P11456, NMMB P11459, NMMB P11458, NMMB P11462, NMMB P11463, NMMB P11464, QM I.33860 (1 ex. out of NMMB P11454)].

• Type locality: Hengchun, Pingtung, southern Taiwan, northern part of South China Sea, hook and line, 50–150 m, purchased from Hengchun market by H.-C. Ho.

• Diagnosis. Eight brown blotches on dorsal surface; a large brownish patch above opercle; an oblique reddish-yellow bar crossing cheek; a series of eight reddish bars below midline of lateral body; one to three small spots on posterior portion of cheek; three rows of small brownish spots on dorsal fin; pectoral fin base whitish with few small spots; a series of small spots, each restricted to the size of one scale, above midline of lateral body; four to five vertical rows of small spots on caudal fin; and a combination of the following characters: dorsal-fin rays V, 21; anal-fin rays I, 17; pectoral-fin rays 16–18 (mainly 17); pored lateral-line scales 52–54 (53–54); gill rakers on 1st gill arch 14–19 (16–18); pseudobranches 17–24; three pairs of canine teeth anteriorly in lower jaw; no palatine teeth; vomerine teeth stout, in a single curved row; scales on body ctenoid, becoming cycloid on nuchal, prepectoral and prepelvic areas; margin of preopercle smoothly indented; V dorsal-fin spines, the fourth longest; caudal fin rounded, with a slight prolongation on upper lobe; and appressed pelvic fin not reaching origin of anal fin.

• Etymology: Named after the Kenting National Park in southern Taiwan, the type locality for the species.

References

• Ho, H.-C., Chang, C.-H. & Shao, K.-T. 2012: Two new sandperches (Perciformes: Pinguipedidae: Parapercis) from South China Sea, based on morphology and DNA barcoding. The Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, 60 (1): 163–172. pdf.
• Masuda, H., C. Araga & T. Yoshino, 1975: Coastal Fishes of Southern Japan. Tokai University Press, Tokyo. 382 pp.

Vernacular names

English: Kenting sandperch