Parapercis maritzi

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Parapercis maritzi is a species of ray-finned fish in the sandperch family, Pinguipedidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean off South Africa.Anderson, M.E., 1992. A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155.

Description

Parapercis maritzi can reach a standard length of {{convert|11.4|cm|in}}.{{FishBase |genus= Parapercis|species= maritzi| month = June | year = 2013}}

Discovery

During 14-20 June 1990, Mr Willie Maritz, Curator of the [https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction%20Review-g312556-d2705084-Reviews-East%20London%20Aquarium-East%20London%20Eastern%20Cape.html East London Aquarium] in South Africa, was invited to participate in a hake reconnaissance cruise aboard the Spanish trawler Playa de Galicia off the Transkei coast. A commercial bottom trawl of 80-150m deep was done to catch hake.

Mr Maritz took fish for the aquarium and froze other unusual fish for otolith extraction at the Port Elizabeth Museum. Specimens used for the latter were sent to the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology where it was determined that a new species had been identified. Anderson, M.E., 1992. A new sandperch, Parapercis maritzi (Teleostei: Pinguipedidae), from South Africa. S. Afr. J. Zool. 27(4):151-155.

Etymology

Parapercis maritzi is named in honour of Willie Maritz, curator of the East London Aquarium in South Africa.{{cite web | url = http://www.etyfish.org/uranoscopiformes/ | title = Order URANOSCOPIFORMES: PINGUIPEDIDAE, CHEIMARRICHTHYIDAE, AMMODYTIDAE and URANOSCOPIDAE | access-date= 13 March 2022 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 22 September 2018}}

References

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Category:Taxa named by Michael Eric Anderson

Category:Fish described in 1992